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Hard drive information using S.M.A.R.T.

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Retrieving Hard drive information using S.M.A.R.T.

Sample Image - SMARTIMAGE.jpg

Introduction

This is very simple program which communicates with the Hard drive to get the information using S.M.A.R.T. available within the hard drive.

The core part is to prepare the command structure and pass it to the device driver which communicates with the hard drive. It uses the DeviceIoControl function. For eg: bRet=DeviceIoControl(hDevice,SMART_SEND_DRIVE_COMMAND,&stCIP,sizeof(stCIP),&stCOP,sizeof(stCOP),&dwRet,NULL);

Don't forget to include the "DDKInclude" folder in the workspace to your VC's include folder before compiling. This sample is only intended for beginners. Most of the information for S.M.A.R.T. is available in the net.

Also the information for each id is stored in an .ini file. You can see that in the Debug / Release folder.

Double click on any of the item in the list box to get more information about it. For e.g., xx sector count

Please contact me for any doubts and i will be happy to answer to your questions

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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralRe: Need help for console application to read HDD temp Pin
Saneesh12-Mar-08 6:34
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GeneralRe: Need help for console application to read HDD temp Pin
Shiftlord12-Mar-08 6:41
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Shiftlord14-Mar-08 4:02
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Saneesh14-Mar-08 6:41
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GeneralCompiling Error Pin
koala_wk14-Oct-07 17:51
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GeneralRe: Compiling Error Pin
Saneesh15-Oct-07 5:15
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QuestionAdmin rights required? Pin
oidamoh26-Sep-07 4:16
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AnswerRe: Admin rights required? Pin
Saneesh26-Sep-07 11:15
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GeneralCannot Detect any information under Vista OS Pin
mywork_00710-Aug-07 20:59
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GeneralRe: Cannot Detect any information under Vista OS Pin
Saneesh12-Aug-07 13:12
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Jonas Nordlund7-Nov-07 12:20
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GeneralProblem with hard drive enumeration Pin
Nathan Lewis15-Jun-07 6:57
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GeneralRe: Problem with hard drive enumeration Pin
Saneesh15-Jun-07 9:27
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Generalinvalid informarion with SATA II drives on Vista Pin
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Saneesh12-Aug-07 13:11
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QuestionStorage Arrays and SANS Pin
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GeneralZip is Corrupt Pin
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