HD Tune

HD Tune is a hard disk utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and much more.
	What's new 1 November 2011: HD Tune Pro 5.00 released. Changes: New file tests which measure: sequential read/write speed random 4 KB read/write speed multiple random 4 KB read/write speed New monitor functions can show: detailed performance statistics of different block sizes positions where I/O activity took place which programs and processes generate I/O activity Improved support for +2TB disks Added option to scan A: and B: drives Added option to show drive serial number on main screen Fixed issue with Fahrenheit temperature display 28th August 2010: HD Tune Pro 4.60 released. Changes: Added temperature statistics Improved support for SSD Improved access time resolution Health added support for more SSDs Random access maximum access time is shown added 4 KB align option Extra tests added random seek 4 KB test added 4 KB align option 22th May 2010: HD Tune Pro 4.50 released. Changes: Added autosave screenshot function with extensive filter possibilities Error Scan added speed map added option to set scanning range Erase: added verify function Added option to change power settings during performance tests Added support for USB 3.0 devices Fixed negative CPU usage display with quadcore CPUs Fixed incompatibility issue with nVidida drivers under Windows 7 64-bit Fixed incompatibility issue with certain USB sticks Fixed incorrect position with Erase function with sector sizes larger than 512 bytes 9th January 2010: HD Tune Pro 4.01 released. Changes: Added option to monitor health status during tests Fixed display issue with high DPI font settings 28th December 2009: HD Tune Pro 4.00 released! Changes: Health (S.M.A.R.T) and temperature display support for external drives Support for drives larger than 2 TB Supports up to 32 drives Advanced S.M.A.R.T log functions Added short stroke testing Extra tests: quick read/write tests Added cache test More information is shown Benchmark tests can be run seperately Added option to perform the transfer rate test on the entire surface New command line parameters 29th December 2008: HD Tune Pro 3.50 released! Changes: Added Random Access test Added option to perform quick Error Scan with command line parameters 5 July 2008: HD Tune Pro 3.10 released! Changes: Added menu Fixed display problem with high DPI font settings 12 February 2008: HD Tune Pro released! HD Tune Pro is an extended version of HD Tune which includes many new features such as: write benchmark, secure erasing, AAM setting, folder usage view, disk monitor, command line parameters and file benchmark. Click here for more information and to download a trial version. A new version of HD Tune is also available. Version 2.55 includes several minor improvements.

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