Collect signals
The software reads SMART attributes, temperature, performance data, power-on time and device information where the controller exposes it.
How it works
Hard Disk Sentinel runs in the background, reads drive telemetry, watches trends and surfaces warnings. The human job is to respond in the right order.
The software reads SMART attributes, temperature, performance data, power-on time and device information where the controller exposes it.
Health percentage and descriptive messages translate raw numbers into a readable risk level.
One snapshot can mislead. History shows whether sectors, errors or heat are stable, improving or moving in the wrong direction.
Protect data before heavy testing, then use diagnostics to decide repair, cooling, cable replacement or drive retirement.
When health is low or errors are increasing, do not start with experiments. Copy important data, verify backup readability and then investigate.
