Description
HD Workbench
HD Workbench is a powerful tool designed to diagnose and test your hard disk(s) using S.M.A.R.T technology and various surface tests. Whether you need to check for bad sectors, obtain disk temperature, or create raw image files, HD Workbench has you covered.
Key Features
- Test hard drive health using S.M.A.R.T. and surface tests
- Obtain hard disk temperature
- Ability to 're-map' unreadable sectors
- Creation and restoration of raw and truncated image files
- Disk to disk copy (physical disks)
- MBR backup/restore
- Boot sector backup/restore
- FAT, FAT32, and NTFS file system support
- Easy integration to the Windows boot menu and safe mode
- Ability to assign a drive letter to image files
Requirements
- S.M.A.R.T. (IDE) capable hard drive
- Administrative rights
- Destination for image files needs to be NTFS (2)
Limitations
HD Workbench has a few limitations to keep in mind:
- Requires a disk to already be partitioned when restoring image files
- Doesn't compress image files
- Help is unavailable when running in safe mode
- 30 days trial period
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HD Workbench is a comprehensive tool for hard disk diagnosis and testing, offering features like S.M.A.R.T. tests, surface tests, and data evacuation. Highly recommended.