Data Advisor quickly assesses the integrity of your hard disk drive, file structures, and computer memory by finding problems that could cause data loss.

This comprehensive diagnostic tool can be used to both diagnose current problems and/or as part of a regular maintenance program to identify potential problems that could lead to data loss.

If potential problems are identified, you will have time to backup your valuable information and make corrections to avoid future loss.

Data Advisor comes in a variety of languages including French, Italian, German.

Here are some key features of "Data Advisor":

· Quick Functional Test
· Performs random reads and seeks on the hard disk to check for catastrophic physical problems.
· SMART Status Check
· Informs you of any warnings or alerts that have been set by the hard drive. SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a technology embedded by manufacturers into many hard drives to offer an early warning of failures.
· Complete Surface Scan
· Verifies the physical integrity of the hard disk platters by reading every sector on the hard disk.
· File Structure Test
· Reads and verifies the integrity of the File Allocation Tables (FAT). Checks critical boot sectors, reads the Master Boot Record and cross-checks partition tables and CMOS.
· System Memory Test
· Exercises and verifies the integrity of the memory in the computer system and detects defects and errors.


Requirements:

· IDE/EIDE/ATA interface and SCSI drives
· Intel486 or greater processor
· Minimum of 16 MB of memory (in most cases)
· 1.44MB floppy disk drive


Limitations:

· 30 days trial.