To check a hard disk S.M.A.R.T health report status please follow below instructions:
1 Please open the Command Prompt by typing
cmd.exe into Start Menu, right-click on
Cmd.exe, and open it as an administrator.
2 Type following command and press Enter key.
Code:
wmic diskdrive get status
Windows will report S.M.A.R.T health status for all connected hard disks.
You will see the status of your hard disk after a short delay. Windows will report S.M.A.R.T health status for all connected hard disks, in my case i have three hard disk connected that is the reason i get three OK S.M.A.R.T health report status.
If you would like to check the prediction failure status to assure if the hard drive is beginning to fail, you can use these steps.
1 Please open the Command Prompt by typing
cmd.exe into Start Menu, right-click on
Cmd.exe, and open it as an administrator.
2 Type following command and press Enter key.
Code:
wmic /namespace:\\root\wmi path MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus
If the value for "
PredictFailure" shows “
False”, it means your drive runs well. However, if it shows “
True”, it means that SMART is predicting the drive’s failure. The
Reason column may also return a value greater than 0. If this is the case, you may need to contact your manufacturer to understand the code as the value may have a different meaning depending on the vendor.
