![]() ![]() ![]() Kind of like a car 4 people may report that they hear a 'funny' noise when the engine runs, they all agree and report there is 'a noise'. The SMART specs are often vendor specific, although some over time have come to a general agreement about what it is reporting, but only as it relates to what raw data is reporting, NOT what it means in terms of predicting future health. Seagate may choose to report one attribute differently than how Western Digital chooses too, for example. SMART data is just raw data the industry and drive makers have (purposefully) left open and undocumented, many of the attributes reported, so they are open to interpretation by both drive manufacturers, and by software like Drive X that interpret the data. ![]() This is a response to below who asked why one app can report 90% health, and another 85%, but also in general to anyone using utilities that interpret SMART data, and to be careful what conclusions you draw.
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