Ashampoo.HDD.Control.v1.01-AT4RE

The Ashampoo HDD Control software performs hard disk maintenance for you. This involves taking measures to prevent potential failures and crashes before they occur. The software supports all commonly available IDE and serial ATA drives. Based on the type of drive in use, Ashampoo HDD Control provides the user with all important facts and information, including the drive serial number, firmware version, cache size, number of configured partitions, drive space and current temperature. As the number of signs indicating that the drive could soon potentially fail begins to mount, the background guard signals an alarm. For this reason, it is easy to understand why the computer takes longer to read the file, since it first of all needs to locate and assemble all the separate fragments.



Basic functions



Information on serial numbers, firmware, cache, bad sectors on your hard disk(s)

Background guard continuously monitors status, performance and temperature

In-depth explanations and information on context-sensitive help

Displays all current SMART files with detailed explanations

Able to export reports for support purposes

Fully configurable temperature monitoring available in Celsius and Fahrenheit

Option to automatically save all incidents in separate log

Simple controls and GUI including color schemes

Easy and automatic software updates



Cleanup



Powerful, high-speed disk clean-up

Objects found can be configured and managed in shortcut menus

Objects found can be managed using intelligent filter mechanisms

New exception rules can be created manually or automatically

Supports the latest generation of browsers (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera)

Wide range of options to customize configuration to meet user requirements

High level of security thanks to years of experience and advanced cookie management



Defragmentation



High-quality defragmentation performed to latest standards

Fully automatic ‘proactive’ defragmentation runs in background

Defragmentation algorithm with minimum impact on system performance

Range of defragmentation options (fast, normal, intelligent)

Parallel defragmentation of all drives and/or partitions

Comprehensive configuration and customization options



Monitoring



Self-monitoring, analysis, status reports on imminent failures

Evaluation of health and performance status of your hard drive(s)

Range of evaluation criteria available for customized configuration

S.M.A.R.T. technology provides information on (if supported by drive):

Number of hours in operation and start-up processes

Error rate during positioning

Start/stop processes of drive heads

Number of parking sequences for write/read units

Disk calibration attempts

Reallocations (in event of bad disk sectors)

Controller <-> hard drive transfer rate (defective cable)

And many more

Temperature display including early warning of overheating

Email alerts to notify user that condition of hard drive(s) has deteriorated and failure is imminent

Direct link to Windows event log

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