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HD Tune Pro Disk Health
HD Tune Pro displays a hard disk's Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) information. This data proves invaluable in troubleshooting hard disk health.
For a full review of HD Tune Pro, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
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HD Tune Pro Error Scan
HD Tune Pro's Error Scan tests a hard disk for bad blocks. The visual representation helps administrators quickly determine whether a hard disk possesses failed sectors.
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HD Tune Pro Disk Monitor
The Disk Monitor feature tests a hard disk's read and write speeds. The utility also includes a graph that displays the recorded metrics.
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File Benchmark Feature
The File Benchmark utility enables viewing a disk's read/write performance and comparison versus benchmark readings. Read and write speeds are measured here in MB per second.
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HD Tune Pro Benchmark
The HD Tune Pro Benchmark tab, shown here, enables tracking hard disk data transfer rates, burst speeds and even CPU usage.
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Hard Disk Information
Using the Info tab, shown here, administrators and support technicians can enable HD Tune Pro's numerous features, including S.M.A.R.T. tracking, write caching and more. The Info tab also presents a hard disk volume's name, capacity and free space status.
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Erase Utility
Multiple hard disk erasure options are included with HD Tune Pro. Here you can see several choices available for overwriting and erasing hard disk data, including Zero Fill and Department of Defense 5220.22-M options.
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HD Tune Pro displays a hard disk's Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) information. This data proves invaluable in troubleshooting hard disk health.For a full review of HD Tune Pro, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
Image created by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic.
About Erik Eckel
Erik Eckel owns and operates two technology companies. As a managing partner with Louisville Geek, he works daily as an IT consultant to assist small businesses in overcoming technology challenges and maximizing IT investments. He is also president o...
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Erik Eckel owns and operates two technology companies. As a managing partner with Louisville Geek, he works daily as an IT consultant to assist small businesses in overcoming technology challenges and maximizing IT investments. He is also president of Eckel Media Corp., a communications company specializing in public relations and technical authoring projects.