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Active@ Hard Disk Monitor 1.5.20

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Price: Free
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/NT
Date added: September 22, 2009
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Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 10 votes
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From Active Data Recovery Software :

Active@ Hard Disk Monitor is a freeware disk utility that monitors the status of your hard drives and scan for bad sectors. It is based on the Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. This utility monitors HDD SMART parameters like Temperature, Head Flying Height, and Spin-Up Time to notify a user if critical conditions occur. Disk Monitor also displays hard disk drive geometry, time of usage, and the overall status of the disk's health.

What's new in this version:

Version 1.5.20 supports Windows 7 & large HDD's (2TB and more).

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5 stars

Version: Active@ Hard Disk Monitor 1.5.20

"Better than the one I licensed"

by Tried.It on December 14, 2009

Pros: The display/interface for the free version is very similar to a product I licensed from another company. I don't know about the licensed version.

Checks more attribute than the other one I use.

Cons: The only issue is that the free version does not auto-load.

Summary: I needed a hard disk monitor for an old desktop I still use so I went looking for a free one. I've been using this one for a month or so and I like this one better than the brand x that I licensed. When my brand x license expires, I'll start using... read more >>

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4 stars

Version: Active@ Hard Disk Monitor 1.5.20

"Good for a free program"

by hechacker1 on November 5, 2009

Pros: Shows all the relevant SMART data, but the interface is a bit hard to use and read.

Good for a free program.

Has lots of features, although I really only am interested in the SMART info.

Cons: The interface could be better.

Summary: Helped me find my hard drive was starting to go bad.

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