SSD - Specs for Storage Devices

SSD is a simple and lightweight tool to obtain some information about the storage devices found inside of your computer

How it works

SSD parses the output of smartctl.exe, gathering the required data to supply the infromation of the drives to the program.

• First it determines the storage devices in your computer using the smartctl.exe --scan command
• Then it runs the command smartctl.exe -x /dev/{num_of_storage_device} for each drive found in your system
• After that it parses the output of the commands using regular expressions
• If the S.M.A.R.T. data does not provide the condition of the device (which it usually never does for HDD-s) it uses an algorithm based on some factors to calculate it

Compatibility

SSD is made in .NET 4.0 so it should theoradically run on systems as low as Windows XP SP3 but its functionality is yet to be tested on older systems

How to build

• Download the project as a .ZIP from this GitHub page
• Open the .sln is Visual Studio
• Click 'Build' --> 'Build Solution'
• When it is done building make sure to place smartctl.exe in the same directory as SSD.exe (It is already included in the release version, you only need to do it if you build it yourself)

Features

SSD lists the following informations about your drives:

• Model
• Health
• Temperature
• Power-On Hours
• Start / Stop Count (In case of HDD)
• HWID
• Health
• GigaBytes Written (In case of SSD)
• Bas Sectors (In case of HDD)

Why SSD?

While this program might not be as advanced as other storage device info tools like CrystalDisk Info or HD Sentinel it is still a good choice if you desperately need something to check the status of your drives

Credits

Credits to smartmontools for smartctl.exe