DiskSmartView

DiskSmartView is a software application that enables you to view details regarding your HDD and save the reports using one of the many supported formats.

You are not required to go through the installation process, as this utility is portable. This means that the Windows registry and Start menu/screen are not going to suffer any changes, and no leftovers will remain on the drive, after its removal.

It is also important to keep in mind that by placing the program files to an external data device, such as a USB flash drive, you make it possible to run DiskSmartView on any computer you have access to, and take it anywhere with you.

The UI you are greeted by presents a minimal design, as it is comprised of a menu bar, several buttons and a panel in which to display all the information available. It becomes quite clear that all types of users can learn how to handle with ease, including those with little or no previous experience with computers.

As stated above, this software utility detects S.M.A.R.T. information from IDE disks and displays in the main window. To be more accurate, you can view the hard disk’s model, serial number, cylinders, heads, sectors per track, PIO timing and total addressable sectors.

Aside from that, you can view other more detailed data, such as read error rate, reallocated sectors count, power cycle count, internal temperature, G-sense error rate and total number of power-on hours. All this information can be saved to the hard drive as a TXT, CSV, HTML and XML file, and you can use a search function.

To conclude, DiskSmartView is a tiny, yet efficient piece of software, dedicated to people interested in viewing information about the HDD and its health. The CPU and memory usage is minimal which means that the computer’s performance is not going to be burdened. The interface is simple and we did not pick up on any errors or crashes.