CrystalDiskInfo - Software to check information on the health of your hard drive

Hard drive is a place to store all your important data during the cleaning process, so you should check the health of your hard drive to avoid unfortunate circumstances and take measures to replace. Replace or backup data when hard drive fails. The following article introduces the CrystalDiskInfo software to help you check the information and health of the hard drive.

Step 1: Access the link to download the software: https://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html

You can choose the Portable version to be able to use always without installation.

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Step 2: Right-click the downloaded file and select Extract Here:

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Step 3: Select the version appropriate for the operating system on your computer. For example, my computer 64-bit version should choose DiskInfo64.exe file

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Step 4: Implement Open DiskInfo64.exe CrystalDiskInfo interface appears showing the current hard drive status on the computer:

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- Parameters on CrystalDiskInfo:

+ The health status is shown in the Health Status section , when running the drive software on your computer, you may encounter one of the following notifications:

1. Health Status = Good (green background) -> the hard drive is working well.
2. Health Status = Caution (yellow background) -> The problematic hard drive is in a warning state, you should check the hard drive again.
3. Health Status = Bad (red background) -> the hard drive is almost broken, maybe the reader is worn out, the disc is heavily scratched or many sectors are corrupted, in this case you need an urgent backup of your data.
4. Health Status = Gray (gray background) -> the software does not identify the condition or cause of damage on the hard drive.

+ The temperature on the hard drive is shown in the item Temperature: If the temperature on the hard drive is below 49 degrees C -> is the normal temperature. If the temperature is between 50 and 55 degrees Celsius, you need to install additional cooling radiator for the hard drive. If the temperature is greater than 55 degrees C -> your hard drive has a problem you need to check and find solutions.

+ Firmware section shows the version of the hard drive control software.

+ Size Buffer Size indicates the size of the buffer memory of the hard drive.

- Caution Notice -> Warning hard drive light error, should take measures to back up data regularly.

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- Bad Message -> Hard drive has a bad error, data may be lost, it needs to be replaced immediately.

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So with just a few simple steps, you can check the health of your hard drive on your computer. However, you may not always be able to check the status of your hard drive. To avoid high risks, to avoid data loss, you should install CrystalDisskInfo to run on your computer by default. When there is any problem CrystalDisskInfo automatically notifies you. To do that, go to the Function -> tab and select the Resident and Startup items to start with Windows.

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