What is the Impact of SMART 12 Values on Drive Health?

What is the Impact of SMART 12 Values on Drive Health?

SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) attributes are a critical tool for predicting potential failures in hard drives. One key attribute is SMART 12, which tracks the number of power cycle counts or how many times the drive has been powered off...
Understand Host and Drive Detected Issues

Understand Host and Drive Detected Issues

To take better care of your drives, you need to understand the different types of drive health issues. Some drive health symptoms are detected by the drive itself, while other drive health symptoms are detected by the host. Host Detected Issues To draw a parallel,...