How to perform a User-specified SMART Attribute disk precheck?

QuickTech Disk Cleaner can check user specified SMART attributes against user specified thresholds to process drives quicker, skipping a disk wipe if a drive does not meet thresholds.

To enable this function:

1. Open the disk erase script

2. Under the [Common] section, set the value for SmartTestEx to 1

Example:

[Common]
ExecuteScript=1
AutoErase=0
Delay=10
SaveLog=1
LogFile="erase_log(DATE).xml"
AutoExit=1
IgnoreUSB=1
SmartTest=0
SmartTestEx=1

 

To set smart attributes to check and to set the thresholds:

1. Open checkattrib.xml

2. Enter an attribute ID, value and qualifier.

Example 1: Assuming we would like to check attribute id 1, set the threshold value to > 99, otherwise FAIL

<Attribute>
    <AttributeID>1</AttributeID>
    <AttributeValue>99</AttributeValue>
    <AttributeQualifier>&gt;</AttributeQualifier>
</Attribute>

 

Example 2: Assuming we would like to check attribute id 7, set the threshold value to check RAW value < 150, otherwise FAIL

<Attribute>
    <AttributeID>7</AttributeID>
    <AttributeRawValue>150</AttributeRawValue>
    <AttributeRawQualifier>&lt;</AttributeRawQualifier>
</Attribute>

 

Note:

Enabling a SMART disk precheck will cause disk drives to automatically ignore a disk wipe if the precheck result is FAIL.