Question about the Seatools program?

[Theminecraftaddict555]

When I do the Smart check on my Hard drive and it passes...Does that mean my hard drive is in very good condition and that its temperature is fine?

Also does the tool have any info to tell me what my temperature of my hdd is?

 

[D_Know_WD]

Hi there Theminecraftaddict555,

Yes, if a drive passes a brand specific testing tool, then it is most probably fine.
I am not really sure whether this tool provides temperature information but there are some third party ones that do. I can't really recommend you one so you will just need to google them.

Cheers,
D_Know_WD

 

[fzabkar]

@Theminecraftaddict555, SeaTools is essentially useless when it comes to reporting the SMART status. It will tell you that your HDD is fine even if it has as many as 2500 bad sectors.

Instead I would examine the SMART report with a tool such as CrystalDiskInfo.

http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html

Look for reallocated, pending, or uncorrectable sectors.

CrystalDiskInfo will also report the drive's temperature.

 

[Theminecraftaddict555]

Is the crtstaldiskinfo safe and reliable?

 

[fzabkar]

Tools such as CrystalDiskInfo, HD Sentinel, HDDScan, etc report the SMART attributes. They are just passing on the data that they receive from the HDD. All tools receive the same data. The difference is in the way they interpret the data, and that depends on whether the author of the program understands the attribute values. The drive doesn't actually report a health score or an estimate of its remaining life. These are all interpretations by the author.

In short, I would examine and interpret the data for myself. If you upload these data, I could examine them for you.