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SMART Utility

SMART Utility

Checks hard drives' internal diagnostics systems.

Version:  2.1

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Now if it would check USB and FW drives...

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Contributed by: mjsickel_ Wednesday, May 23 2007 @ 04:43 AM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Have Not Tried

This would be a useful application if it would check the SMART status of USB and FireWire drives (something not built in to the operating system). Someone should be able to do it.   

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Now if it would check USB and FW drives... - Felix01

>>...would be a useful application if it would check the SMART status of USB and FireWire drives...

I was under the impression that external FireWire enclosures cannot pass S.M.A.R.T. information to the host because this information is lost when the data is translated from the IDE protocol to FireWire. I assume the same applies to drives connected vis USB connections. If it could be done, someone would have.

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Saturday, May 26 2007 @ 12:35 PM PDT