Help With Identifying a HDD Utility

baumgrenze · 24 Jul 2016

Two years ago I generated this description of one of the HDD's in my desktop:

Disk on port 1
Port location: Internal
Status: Normal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 71 GB
Serial number: WD-WMANS2449423
Model: WDC WD740ADFS-00SLR5
Firmware: 21.07QR5
System disk: No
Password protected: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Native command queuing: Yes
SATA transfer mode: Generation 2
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Unfortunately I did not write up a note saying how it was done.

Does it look familiar to anyone?

I like it for all the consolidated information it contains.

thanks

baumgrenze

Callender · 24 Jul 2016

I don't really know but it looks like a report that might be generated by Intel Rapid Storage Technolgy:

System Reports for Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

Open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface (Start > Programs > Intel > Intel® Rapid Storage Technology).
Click the Help icon.

baumgrenze · 24 Jul 2016

Thank you, Callender,

You are probably right. I used IRST when I ran RAID1 on my XP system. When I upgraded to Win7/Pro x64 I listened to the experts on this forum and they convinced me that RAID1 was not a substitute for a good back-up and experience taught me that it was hard to implement under Win7, so it did not get reinstalled under Win7

Is there an alternative way to put together a similar report under Win7 (and Win10 to which I am reluctantly migrating?)

The fields that I'd think would be useful are:

Disk on port 1
Size: 71 GB
Serial number: WD-WMANS2449423
Model: WDC WD740ADFS-00SLR5
Firmware: 21.07QR5
System disk: No
SATA transfer mode: Generation 2

Reporting on the 3 fields below would be most important:

Disk on port 1
Size: 71 GB
Serial number: WD-WMANS2449423

That's enough to give you a decent ID and port location.

Is there another Windows/free utility that would generate such a report?

thanks

baumgrenze

Layback Bear · 25 Jul 2016

Take a look at this little free program.
Speccy.

https://www.piriform.com/speccy

From my system.

Code:

Storage
        Hard drives
                Disk drive
                    Heads    16
                    Cylinders    29,185
                    Tracks    7,442,175
                    Sectors    468,857,025
                    SATA type    SATA-III 6.0Gb/s
                    Device type    Fixed
                    ATA Standard    ATA8-ACS
                    Serial Number    BTJR443200ZV240AGN
                    Firmware Version Number    L2010420
                    LBA Size    48-bit LBA
                    Power On Count    711 times
                    Power On Time    123.2 days
                    Speed    Not used (SSD Drive)
                    Features    S.M.A.R.T., NCQ, TRIM, SSD
                    Max. Transfer Mode    SATA III 6.0Gb/s
                    Used Transfer Mode    SATA III 6.0Gb/s
                    Interface    SATA
                    Capacity    223 GB
                    Real size    240,057,409,536 bytes
                    RAID Type    None
                        S.M.A.R.T
                            Status    Good
                            Temperature    29 °C
                            Temperature Range    OK (less than 50 °C)
                                S.M.A.R.T attributes
                                        Attribute name    Real value    Current    Worst    Threshold    Raw Value    Status
                                    05    Reallocated Sectors Count    0    96    96    0    0000000000    Good
                                    09    Power-On Hours (POH)    123d 5h    100    100    0    0000000B8D    Good
                                    0C    Device Power Cycle Count    711    100    100    0    00000002C7    Good
                                    AA    Available Reserved Space    0    100    100    10    0000000000    Good
                                    AB    Program Fail Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    AC    Erase Fail Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    AE    Unexpected Power Loss    88    100    100    0    0000000058    Good
                                    AF    Program Fail Count (Chip)    4,302,832,245    100    100    10    0000780275    Good
                                    B7    SATA Downshift Error Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    B8    End-to-End error / IOEDC    0    100    100    90    0000000000    Good
                                    BB    Uncorrectable Error Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    BE    Temperature Difference from 100    29 °C    71    71    0    001D11001D    Good
                                    C0    Unsafe Shutdown Count    88    100    100    0    0000000058    Good
                                    C2    Device Internal Temperature    100 °C    100    100    0    000000001D    Good
                                    C5    Current Pending Sector Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    C7    UltraDMA CRC Error Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    E1    Host Writes    85,646    100    100    0    0000014E8E    Good
                                    E2    Timed Workload Media Wear    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    E3    Timed Workload Host Read/Write Ratio    56    100    100    0    0000000038    Good
                                    E4    Timed Workload Timer    120    100    100    0    0000000078    Good
                                    E8    Available Reserved Space    0    100    100    10    0000000000    Good
                                    E9    Media Wearout Indicator    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    EA    Average Erase Count, Max Erase Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    F1    Total LBAs Written    85,646    100    100    0    0000014E8E    Good
                                    F2    Total LBAs Read    196,928    100    100    0    0000030140    Good
                        Partition 0
                            Partition ID    Disk #0, Partition #0
                            Size    100 MB
                        Partition 1
                            Partition ID    Disk #0, Partition #1
                            Disk Letter    C:
                            File System    NTFS
                            Volume Serial Number    0EBADE80
                            Size    223 GB
                            Used Space    61 GB (27%)
                            Free Space    162 GB (73%)
                INTEL SSDSC2BW240A4 ATA Device
                    Manufacturer    Intel
                    Heads    16
                    Cylinders    29,185
                    Tracks    7,442,175
                    Sectors    468,857,025
                    SATA type    SATA-III 6.0Gb/s
                    Device type    Fixed
                    ATA Standard    ACS2
                    Serial Number    CVDA441102YC2403GN
                    Firmware Version Number    DC32
                    LBA Size    48-bit LBA
                    Power On Count    238 times
                    Power On Time    43.7 days
                    Speed    Not used (SSD Drive)
                    Features    S.M.A.R.T., APM, NCQ, TRIM, SSD
                    Max. Transfer Mode    SATA III 6.0Gb/s
                    Used Transfer Mode    SATA III 6.0Gb/s
                    Interface    SATA
                    Capacity    223 GB
                    Real size    240,057,409,536 bytes
                    RAID Type    None
                        S.M.A.R.T
                            Status    Good
                            Temperature    31 °C
                            Temperature Range    OK (less than 50 °C)
                                S.M.A.R.T attributes
                                        Attribute name    Real value    Current    Worst    Threshold    Raw Value    Status
                                    05    Reallocated Sectors Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    09    Power-On Hours (POH)    43d 16h    100    100    0    0000000418    Good
                                    0C    Device Power Cycle Count    238    100    100    0    00000000EE    Good
                                    AA    Available Reserved Space    0    100    100    10    0000000000    Good
                                    AB    Program Fail Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    AC    Erase Fail Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    AE    Unexpected Power Loss    14    100    100    0    000000000E    Good
                                    B7    SATA Downshift Error Count    15    100    100    0    000000000F    Good
                                    B8    End-to-End error / IOEDC    0    100    100    90    0000000000    Good
                                    BB    Uncorrectable Error Count    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    BE    Temperature Difference from 100    69 °C    31    41    0    000029001F    Good
                                    C0    Unsafe Shutdown Count    14    100    100    0    000000000E    Good
                                    C7    UltraDMA CRC Error Count    97    100    100    0    0000000061    Good
                                    E1    Host Writes    17,246    100    100    0    000000435E    Good
                                    E2    Timed Workload Media Wear    65,535    100    100    0    000000FFFF    Good
                                    E3    Timed Workload Host Read/Write Ratio    54    100    100    0    0000000036    Good
                                    E4    Timed Workload Timer    65,535    100    100    0    000000FFFF    Good
                                    E8    Available Reserved Space    0    100    100    10    0000000000    Good
                                    E9    Media Wearout Indicator    0    100    100    0    0000000000    Good
                                    F1    Total LBAs Written    17,246    100    100    0    000000435E    Good
                                    F2    Total LBAs Read    13,348    100    100    0    0000003424    Good
                                    F9    Total NAND Writes    292    100    100    0    0000000124    Good
                        Partition 0
                            Partition ID    Disk #1, Partition #0
                            Size    100 MB
                        Partition 1
                            Partition ID    Disk #1, Partition #1
                            Disk Letter    H:
                            File System    NTFS
                            Volume Serial Number    0EBADE80
                            Size    223 GB
                            Used Space    50 GB (22%)
                            Free Space    173 GB (78%)

Callender · 25 Jul 2016

Personally I use some other utilities.

Here's a small section of a huge text report generated by SIV.

Code:

     Drive and Path         Volume Label  Format         Quota       Free      Total   Used   Cluster  Drive Type  Volume Serial

     [C:\Windows\system32]  Windows       NTFS (RS)               23.56GB    78.12GB    70%       4KB  [Fixed   ]  280E-91DB
     [D:\                ]  Data          NTFS (RS)               56.24GB   179.78GB    69%       4KB  [Fixed   ]  FC49-1B53
     [E:\                ]  Local Disk    NTFS (RS)               51.39GB   159.99GB    68%       4KB  [Fixed   ]  D4F5-3CFC
     [V:\                ]  Virtual RAM   FAT32                  903.70MB     1.00GB    12%       4KB  [Fixed   ]  18FC-2B59

                     Total  Fixed          4 (4)                 132.07GB   418.90GB    68%            |Fixed   |


[fat]  [windows]


SIV64X - FAT Volumes on \\PC - Windows 7 x64 Home Premium  V6.01  Build 7601  Service Pack 1

V:\ FAT32      User Reads     Read Size   User Writes    Write Size    Disk Reads   Disk Writes  |_||_||_|System Total
 User Data             23      247.50KB            10        1.01MB            15            18  Virtual RAM
 Meta Data            384        1.50MB            48      200.00KB           384            79  |G|Delay 0ms
 Non Cached             0             0             0             0             0             0

FAT Volumes    User Reads     Read Size   User Writes    Write Size    Disk Reads   Disk Writes  [_][_][_]System Total
 User Data             23      247.50KB            10        1.01MB            15            18
 Meta Data            384        1.50MB            48      200.00KB           384            79  |G|Delay 0ms
 Non Cached             0             0             0             0             0             0


[ntfs]  [windows]


SIV64X - NTFS Volumes on \\PC - Windows 7 x64 Home Premium  V6.01  Build 7601  Service Pack 1

C:\ NTFS        User Reads     Read Size   User Writes    Write Size    Disk Reads   Disk Writes  |_||_||_|System Total
 User Data         102,172        2.94GB        68,914      381.73MB       103,692        69,238  Windows
 Meta Data           8,967       38.14MB         1,470        8.35MB        10,643         1,766  |G|Delay 0ms
 Root Index              0             0             0             0
 User Index          1,792        7.44MB           295        1.31MB      Log File          Lazy           Due to    Due to    Due to    Due to
 Log File                7       28.00KB         2,905       17.09MB         Flush        Writer            Write    Create   SetInfo     Flush
 Bitmap                165        3.63MB           476        3.58MB             0           456                0         0         0
 MFT                 8,354       32.63MB           911        4.05MB             0           818                6         0         0        39
 MFT Mirror                                          0             0             0             0                0         0         0         0
 MFT Bitmap              8       32.00KB            34      136.00KB             0            26                0         0         0         0

D:\ NTFS        User Reads     Read Size   User Writes    Write Size    Disk Reads   Disk Writes  |_||_||_|System Total
 User Data               5       76.00KB             0             0             3             0  Data
 Meta Data              45        6.27MB             9       36.00KB            62            12  |G|Delay 0ms
 Root Index              0             0             0             0
 User Index             17       68.00KB             3       12.00KB      Log File          Lazy           Due to    Due to    Due to    Due to
 Log File                7       28.00KB            25      100.00KB         Flush        Writer            Write    Create   SetInfo     Flush
 Bitmap                  6        6.00MB             0             0             0             0                0         0         0
 MFT                    20       80.00KB             4       16.00KB             0             3                0         0         0         0
 MFT Mirror                                          0             0             0             0                0         0         0         0
 MFT Bitmap              2        8.00KB             0             0             0             0                0         0         0         0

E:\ NTFS        User Reads     Read Size   User Writes    Write Size    Disk Reads   Disk Writes  |_||_||_|System Total
 User Data               1        4.00KB             0             0             0             0  Local Disk
 Meta Data              25        5.20MB             1        4.00KB            31             2  |G|Delay 0ms
 Root Index              0             0             0             0
 User Index              5       20.00KB             1        4.00KB      Log File          Lazy           Due to    Due to    Due to    Due to
 Log File                7       28.00KB            19       76.00KB         Flush        Writer            Write    Create   SetInfo     Flush
 Bitmap                  5        5.00MB             0             0             0             0                0         0         0
 MFT                    15       60.00KB             1        4.00KB             0             0                0         0         0         0
 MFT Mirror                                          0             0             0             0                0         0         0         0
 MFT Bitmap              1        4.00KB             0             0             0             0                0         0         0         0

NTFS Volumes    User Reads     Read Size   User Writes    Write Size    Disk Reads   Disk Writes  [_][_][_]System Total
 User Data         102,178        2.94GB        68,914      381.73MB       103,695        69,238
 Meta Data           9,037       49.61MB         1,480        8.39MB        10,736         1,780  |G|Delay 0ms
 Root Index              0             0             0             0
 User Index          1,814        7.52MB           299        1.33MB      Log File          Lazy           Due to    Due to    Due to    Due to
 Log File               21       84.00KB         2,949       17.27MB         Flush        Writer            Write    Create   SetInfo     Flush
 Bitmap                176       14.63MB           476        3.58MB             0           456                0         0         0
 MFT                 8,389       32.77MB           916        4.07MB             0           821                6         0         0        39
 MFT Mirror                                          0             0             0             0                0         0         0         0
 MFT Bitmap             11       44.00KB            34      136.00KB             0            26                0         0         0         0


[drives]  [windows]


Drive Name             Controller, Path and Unit    Version  Type        Vendor and Product (Serial Number)         Revision

\\.\PhysicalDrive0     SATA 2   Path 0  Unit 0      V2.00    Fixed Disk  Hitachi HTS545050A7E380  (TA95123VGABTTX)  GG2O

\\.\SCSI0:  BusID 255  PATA 0
\\.\SCSI1:  BusID 255  PATA 1
\\.\SCSI2:  BusID 255  SATA 2   Unit 0              V4       Fixed       Hitachi HTS545050A7E380                    GG2O


[raid]  [windows]


SIV64X - Common Storage Management Configuration on \\PC - Windows 7 x64 Home Premium  V6.01  Build 7601  Service Pack 1


CC_CSMI_SAS_GET_RAID_INFO error 1117  RAID Type  \Device\RaidPort0  Drive       CSMI  Physical SCSI  SCSI2:

Totals for Common Storage Management Interface are 1 Controller, 0 RAID Items and 0 Drives in 0.0 seconds


[mapping]  [windows]


Disk Drive and Partitions                 Symbolic Link Device Name  Point  Physical Drive Name and Volume GUIDs

Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 SATA Disk Device  \Device\Harddisk0\DR0             \Device\0000007f
  \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1            \Device\HarddiskVolume1    C:       Volume{6e3427b5-00c1-11e5-8fe2-806e6f6e6963}
  \Device\Harddisk0\Partition2            \Device\HarddiskVolume2    D:       Volume{6e3427b6-00c1-11e5-8fe2-806e6f6e6963}
  \Device\Harddisk0\Partition3            \Device\HarddiskVolume3    E:       Volume{6e3427b7-00c1-11e5-8fe2-806e6f6e6963}


[smart]  [windows]


Disk Description (Serial)                 Location  Disk Controller - Showing 1 of 20  State       Power-On (Cycles)  Class      Service   Type

Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 (TA95123VGABTTX)  S2.0.0    AMD SATA Controller - 7801         31°C    624 13:00:00 (40,332)  hdc (ATA)  amd_sata  [SATA 300]


[smart-sdm]  [windows]


Up-times 00 00:17:41 00 00:04:48          Delay 0.00    Power    Lost   Reported Drive    Hour   Current   Average   Minimum   Maximum    #    Next    Skip   Polled
Device Name Active 1 8 20                 Location     Cycles    Time    Power-on Time    Time     Delta     Delta     Delta     Delta        Delta   Delta    Count

Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 (TA95123VGABTTX)  [S2.0.0  ]    4,887             624 13:00:00   60:00                                                                    29


[smart-all]  [windows]


Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 (TA95123VGABTTX) on AMD SATA Controller - 7801 (\\.\SIVDRIVER\Device\0000007f)

Host Controller    AMD SATA Controller - 7801                          amd_sata          AMD 1.2.1.331
                   S2.0.0 (ATA)                                        1022:7801:14B7    PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7801&SUBSYS_14B71043&REV_40

Disk Drive         [Y]Hitachi HTS545050A7E380  465.76GB  31°C          Type SATA 300     Serial (TA95123VGABTTX)  Revision <GG2OA6C0>
                   [_]SSD       624 13:00:00 (40,332)                                    [Y]SMART V1.01 [Y]ATA_ID  [Y]ATAPI_ID [_]Map 00

Address            Port 2  Path 0  Target 0  Lun 0                                       Location S2.0.0

SCSI ID            Maker Hitachi HTS545050A7E380                       Bus SATA          Serial (TA95123VGABTTX)  Revision <GG2O>

Disk Drive ATA ID  Maker Hitachi HTS545050A7E380  465.76GB (500.11GB)  Type SATA 300     Serial (TA95123VGABTTX)  Revision <GG2OA6C0>
                   Version ATA/ATAPI-8  (0028) 4KB sectors             [Y]LPS Support    [Y]NCQ Support    [_]TCQ Support
                   UDMA-6  Active UDMA-6 [Y]G1 [Y]G2 [_]G3 [_]G4       [_]LLS Support    [Y]DCO Support    [Y]GPL Support
                   Vendor Specific Acoustic Emanation (0)              [_]AAM Support    [_]AAM Disabled   [_]AAM Level 0000 (0000)
                   Minimum Power Consumption with Standby (1)          [Y]APM Support    [Y]APM Enabled    [Y]APM Level 4001 (4001)
                   [Y]World Wide Name Support, 5-000CCA-6F3C4B801      [Y]HPA Support    [Y]HPA Enabled    [_]CFA Support
                   [Y]Device Nominal Form Factor 2.5 inch              [_]DRAT Support   [_]DZAT Support   [_]TRIM Data Set Management
                   [Y]Write Cache Support, Buffer Size 8MB             [Y]DIPM Support   [_]DIPM Disabled  [Y]SMART Error Logging Support
                   [Y]Write Cache Enabled. The Speed is 5,400RPM       [Y]SMART Support  [Y]SMART Enabled  [Y]SMART Self Test Support

I guess you'd be interested in:

Disk Drive ATA ID Maker Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 465.76GB (500.11GB) Type SATA 300 Serial (TA95123VGABTTX) Revision <GG2OA6C0>

Address Port 2

However there's a huge amount of other information in the report so finding what you are looking for might not be easy but it's also possible to drill to specific information using the program's GUI. It's not exactly user friendly and takes some getting used to.

Help With Identifying a HDD Utility-smart-drives-_-siv64x-system-.jpg

To get the info in the screenshot above - run the program then click "Volumes" drop down list then choose "Smart Drives" then click the button underneath "Type"

To generate a full system report:

Go back to the main screen. Click "Okay drop" down list. Choose "Save All" - the path where the report is saved is shown.

baumgrenze · 25 Jul 2016

Thank you both for your insights.

I'm overjoyed at the guidance I'm getting from 'sim rick' on tenforums as I go through the unwelcome task of migrating to Win10 to keep Redmond happy.

Should I Be Concerned and Extra Cautious - Windows 10 Forums

Well down on her list of preparation tasks is this item:

Remove any 3rd-party anti-virus software, hard drive monitoring software, and Speccy if you have it.

Might she also object to my leaving SIV installed if she knew I had it?

Much of my 'abundance of caution' is as a result of my difficult XP to Win7 migration (procrastination and a desire to 'understand' what I'm doing and why with only ~45 years of 'user experience' that started with Basic and time-share access in Vancouver, BC to a GE mainframe in Los Angeles via a Teletype machine.

The system won't let me 'add to Callender's reputation' just now, or I would.

baumgrenze

Callender · 25 Jul 2016

Don't know much about installed programs issues when migrating to Windows 10. I'm guessing any hard drive monitor that runs in real time could be a problem. SIV only runs on demand but the thing to do would be to download it run it after you migrate to Windows 10. SIV is portable and runs without installation so you could use it on Windows 7 then just delete the folder before migrating.

Layback Bear · 25 Jul 2016

Speccy runs on demand only.
I have a icon on my desktop and only use it when I desire.

A long time ago when I was trying out W-10 Speccy worked okay. Their has been several upgrades, so I really don't know if W-10 and Speccy still get along.