Announcements

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel version 4.40 released today.

For the full list of updates, please view http://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the new version after clicking on DOWNLOAD button at http://www.hdsentinel.com or by using the automatic update from File menu.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel version 4.50 released today.

The list of most important changes in this version:

- Disk -> Short self test, Extended self test options available for SCSI and SAS hard disks
- option to disable "Always-on-top" behaviour of Status Windows
- added support for Promise 4650, 8650, 16650 SATA/SAS controllers
- added support for LSI SAS3 (SAS 12G) 3008 Fury Series SATA/SAS RAID controllers
- added support for IBM SATA/SAS and Broadcom / RaidCore RAID controllers
- advanced error logging, improved SSD health reporting on various newer SSD models (Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, Sandisk, etc)
- improved and added support of various RAID controllers (LSI, IBM, AMD, etc.)
- fixed "connection timeout" errors displayed with @gmail account
- improved support of Windows 8.1 OS

For the full list of updates, please view http://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the new version after clicking on DOWNLOAD button at http://www.hdsentinel.com or by using the automatic update from File menu.

[hdsentinel]

New Hard Disk Sentinel version 4.60 released and available for download.

It is possible to update with the automatic update from the File menu or by downloading and installing the new version to the same folder where the previous one installed (no uninstallation required, just close the running Hard Disk Sentnel version completely by File -> Exit before installation).

If you have successfully registered and activated any previous version, the updated version will be also registered and activated.
If you plan to download manually, please make sure you download the correct version you already have installed (standard or PRO).

Information about the update and changes, new features:
http://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the updated version from:
http://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php

[hdsentinel]

New Hard Disk Sentinel Pro beta version 4.60.9b available:

http://www.hdsentinel.com/beta4/hdsenti ... -dskjm.zip

with

- added support for NVMe SSDs: detecting temperature, health, features, complete self-monitoring S.M.A.R.T. data
(tested with INTEL SSDPEDMW400G4, INTEL SSDPEDMW012T4)
- new function: determine file stored in any sector, useful to get information about possible damaged files on unreadable sectors.
(works on NTFS/FAT32/FAT16/FAT12 volumes, hard disks, SSDs, removable drives, pendrives, memory cards)
Disk menu -> Surface test -> View -> Click on a sector to view the sector contents and then on the bottom click on "Detect file information for sector"
- new option: automatically detect and report all possible damaged files at the end of the complete surface scan.
To enable, select Disk menu -> Surface test and in the new window, select Configuration tab.
On the bottom, there is a new option: Detect file information for sectors with errors
- new option: double click on the "power on time" label or value to show in years / days / hours format (when the device is older than 1 year)
- improved Adaptec RAID controller support
- improved power on time calculation

[hdsentinel]

New Hard Disk Sentinel Pro beta version 4.60.13 detects complete Samsung NVMe SSD status (Samsung 950 / 951 NVMe SSDs):

http://www.hdsentinel.com/beta4/hdsenti ... -drwwa.zip





Important: for this, the installation of the Samsung NVMe Driver is required from the Driver Zone page ( http://www.hdsentinel.com/driverzone.php ) or directly from http://www.hdsentinel.com/driver/samsun ... _rev10.zip

[hdsentinel]

New Hard Disk Sentinel version 4.70 released and available for download.

It is possible to update with the automatic update from the File menu or by downloading and installing the new version to the same folder where the previous one installed (no uninstallation required, just close the running Hard Disk Sentnel version completely by File -> Exit before installation).

If you have successfully registered and activated any previous version, the updated version will be also registered and activated.
If you plan to download manually, please make sure you download the correct version you already have installed (standard or PRO).

Information about the update and changes, new features:
http://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the updated version from:
http://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php

[hdsentinel]

New Hard Disk Sentinel version 5.01 released and available for download.

Now with 5th generation of Hard Disk Sentinel, it is possible to not only detect status of hard disks, SSDs, hybrid drives and drives with internal or external RAID controllers / enclosures, but also possible to determine status of additional NVMe SSDs, industrial (micro) SD cards, SATADOM devices and tape drives too!

The new version has numerous new functions for example the Disk repair test which performs easier and faster repairing of weak sectors. Multiple disk testing is possible with some clicks - and version 5 has new integration / alert functions too (providing status by WMI, using Windows event log, perform detection based on the actual disk utilization just to name some of the new options).

It is possible to update with the automatic update from the File menu or by downloading and installing the new version to the same folder where the previous one installed (no uninstallation required, just close the running Hard Disk Sentnel version completely by File -> Exit before installation).

If you have successfully registered and activated any previous version, the updated version will be also registered and activated.
If you plan to download manually, please make sure you download the correct version you already have installed (standard or PRO).

Information about the update and changes, new features:
http://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the updated version from:
http://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php

[hdsentinel]

New Hard Disk Sentinel version 5.20 released and available for download.

- monitor NAS boxes, hard disks used with Network Attached Storage devices
- added/improved support for Intel RAID detection: detect status of NVMe SSDs in RAID, improved SATA RAID detection
- Monitor Windows Event Log for problems related to disks and storage to report when there is a generic warning/error with the storage subsystem
- added support for various new SATA / SAS RAID controllers (ATTO, ASMEDIA, Intel, LSI, HP)

See www.hdsentinel.com for more details about the updates and download the new version.
The automatic update from File menu can be used to update to the new version.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel 5.30 version released:

- improved installation and operation when Controlled Folder Access function in Windows Defender is active
- detect and display TRIM status for SATA, NVMe SSDs correctly again after April 2018 update of Windows 10
- improved Intel RAID detection, LSI, HP RAID detection
- added/improved support of various hard disks, SSDs, RAID controllers, external RAID enclosures
- improved disk testing to reveal and fix / repair possible problems with hard disks, SSDs, SSHDs, memory cards, pendrives

See www.hdsentinel.com for more details about the updates and download the new version.
The automatic update from File menu can be used to update to the new version.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel 5.40 version released.

See www.hdsentinel.com for more details about the updates and download the new version.
The automatic update from File menu can be used to update to the new version.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel 5.50 version released.

See www.hdsentinel.com for more details about the updates and download the new version.
The automatic update from File menu can be used to update to the new version.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel 5.60 version released.

See www.hdsentinel.com for more details about the updates and download the new version.
The automatic update from File menu can be used to update to the new version.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel 5.61 version released.

See www.hdsentinel.com for more details about the updates and download the new version.
The automatic update from File menu can be used to update to the new version.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel version 5.70 released and available for download.

This version of Hard Disk Sentinel is a major update: it has improved compatibility for many hard disks, SSDs, hybrid drives, RAID controllers, docking stations, USB-NVMe adapters and so. The updated version supports the latest Windows Insider Preview Builds too.

It is possible to update the existing version by the automatic update from the File menu - or by manual installation of the updated version to the same folder where the previous one installed (after a complete close by File -> Exit but no uninstallation required) to automatically use all previous statistics, settings, logs, registration details. If you prefer to download manually, please make sure you download the correct version you already have installed (standard or PROFESSIONAL).

If you have successfully registered and activated any previous version (with your personal lifetime license), the updated version will be also registered and activated.

If a promotional license used, the updated version may no longer accepts the license and will work as "unregistered" version.

For the full list of updates, modifications, improved hardware support,
please view https://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the new version from https://www.hdsentinel.com

If you have any questions or I can help, please use Report menu Send test report to developer option as then it is possible the check and assist in the actual situation.

[hdsentinel]

Between 2 and 11 August 2021, we'll have limited access to the office and messages.
Support mails and possible responses may only arrive with some delays during these days.
Thanks for your time and patience.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel version 6.01 released and available for download.

Hard Disk Sentinel reached its 6th major version and this update offers several new functions for us both to check/reveal possible problems related to hard disks / SSDs - and also to repair them even faster and easier. Some insights of the new features:

- Quick Fix: quickly find possible problems and specifically repair them
- Device Specific Information: detect even more details, statistics about disk drives
- Extended S.M.A.R.T.: additional self-monitoring status/information only in Hard Disk Sentinel
- NVMe (PCIe) SSD self tests: use Disk menu -> Short/Extended self tests on NVMe SSDs

In addition, as always, the latest Hard Disk Sentinel 6.01 version has improved compatibility for many newer hard disks, SSDs, hybrid drives, RAID controllers, docking stations, USB-NVMe adapters, pendrives and industrial (micro) SD memory cards. The update works perfectly on newer Windows 11 and latest Windows 10 systems too.

It is possible to update the existing version by the automatic update from the File menu - or by manual installation of the updated version to the same folder where the previous one installed (after a complete close by File -> Exit but no uninstallation required) to automatically use all previous statistics, settings, logs, registration details. If you prefer to download manually, please make sure you download the correct version you already have installed (standard or PROFESSIONAL).

If you have successfully registered and activated any previous version (with your personal lifetime license), the updated version will be also registered and activated.
If a promotional license used, the update may no longer accepts the license and will work as "unregistered".

For the full list of updates, modifications, improved hardware support, please view https://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the new version from https://www.hdsentinel.com

Alternatively, Hard Disk Sentinel Professional is also available in Microsoft Store on Windows 10/11 at:

ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=XPDNXG5333CSVK

If you have the opportunity, please search for Hard Disk Sentinel Pro in the Microsoft Store and rate/review there as positive comments can help further development.

[hdsentinel]

Between 9 and 20 August 2022, we'll have limited access to the office and messages.
Support mails and possible responses may only arrive with some delays during these days.
Thanks for your time and patience.

[hdsentinel]

Hard Disk Sentinel version 6.10 released and available for download.

In addition to the advanced support of hard disk drives, SSDs, RAID controllers, USB adapters/docks/external enclosures, this version of Hard Disk Sentinel offers new graphical elements, images, buttons, icons.

It is possible to update the existing version by the automatic update from the File menu - or by manual installation of the updated version to the same folder where the previous one installed (after a complete close by File -> Exit but no uninstallation required) to automatically use all previous statistics, settings, logs, registration details. If you prefer to download manually, please make sure you download the correct version you already have installed (standard or PROFESSIONAL).

If you have successfully registered and activated any previous version (with your personal lifetime license), the updated version will be also registered and activated.

If a promotional license used, the updated version may no longer accepts the license and will work as "unregistered" version.

For the full list of updates, modifications, improved hardware support,
please view https://www.hdsentinel.com/revision.php

Download the new version from https://www.hdsentinel.com

If you have any questions or I can help, please use Report menu Send test report to developer option as then it is possible the check and assist in the actual situation.

[hdsentinel]

Between 18 and 28 August 2024, we'll have limited access to the office and messages.
Support mails and possible responses may only arrive with some delays during these days.
Thanks for your time and patience.