'Checking S.M.A.R.T' (SMART Check): Functions installed in the hard disk drive for the early detection of failures of hard disk drives and prediction of failure Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (abbreviation: Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, abbreviation: S.M.A.R.T.Somewhat Japanese translation is strange, but when you select 'Basic Tests' various menus are displayed.įrom the top it looks like the following. If you check the hard disk you want to check, various checks will be possible The golden hard disk icon is made by Seagate, the silver one is made by another company. of the hard disk recognized in this way are displayed. Then the serial number, model number, firmware version etc. Since such a shortcut is placed on the desktop, click it and let's run it Please check 'I accept the license agreement' and click 'Next' When you visit the above page, click 'Download Sea Tools for Windows now!'Ĭlick 'DOWNLOAD NOW' to start downloadingĮxecute by clicking the downloaded 'seatoolsforwindowssetup.exe' NET Framework v2.0 or higher is mandatory. The operating environment is Windows Vista / XP / 2000, and. Although it is outside the operation guarantee for the hard disk other than Seagate once, it is possible to check the serial number, check the firmware version, and execute various tests without problems, so there is no loss.ĭownloading and installing, actual usage etc.

įortunately, since it is in a bared state, if you look at the label, you can understand the serial number by one shot, but this also leads to the recognition that you should investigate using software you normally do not use, check serial number of hard disk made by Seagate and bad sectors I decided to use Seagate's free software 'SeaTools for Windows' that can be repaired. As I was told so, it was hard to recognize why it was a USB connection, so I thought 'Something Hen?'. The aforementioned ' Fatal defects in Seagate hard disk firmware found to become unbootable / inaccessibleDirectly to the editorial department, I surveyed all the hard disks immediately placed, and discovered Seagate's hard disk 'Barracuda 7200.11' as a result. 03:06:00 Seagate form free software 'SeaTools for Windows' which can check hard disk serial number

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