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News

29 December 2008

HD Tune Pro Version 3.50 released



Changes:

• Added Random Acces test
• Added option to perform quick Error Scan with command line parameters
• Minor improvements and bug fixes

5 July 2008

HD Tune Pro Version 3.10 released

Changes:

• Added menu
• Fixed display problem with high DPI font settings
• Minor improvements and bug fixes

12 February 2008

HD Tune Pro released!



HD Tune Pro is an extended version of HD Tune which includes many new features such as: write benchmark, secure erasing, AAM setting, folder usage view, disk monitor, command line parameters and file benchmark.
Click here for more information and to download a trial version.

A new version of HD Tune is also available. Version 2.55 includes several minor improvements.

3 September 2007

Version 2.54 released

Changes:

• Added option to change block size
• Improved compatibility with Vista
• Fixed problems with Fahrenheit temperature display

21 June 2007

Added support utility to the download section.
EFD Inspector is a small program which gathers important information about your system. (screenshot)

Download here

1 May 2007

More than 1000 test results have been posted!
Check out the test results page which now includes a speed versus capacity graph.

22 January 2007

Version 2.53 released

Changes:

• Added new S.M.A.R.T descriptions
• Fixed: resource leak could cause a crash

New program released!
Flash Memory Toolkit is a collection of useful functions for flash memory devices such as memory cards and USB sticks.



You can find more information here: http://www.flashmemorytoolkit.com

27 January 2006

Version 2.52 released

Changes:

• Fixed: display problems with certain DPI settings

21 October 2005

Version 2.51 released

Changes:

• Fixed: display problems on Japanese and Korean operating systems
• Fixed: compatibility issues with CPU speed throttling technologies
• Fixed: on certain hard disks (Seagate) Seek Error Rates parameter always failed
• Minor improvements and bug fixes

13 September 2005

Version 2.50 released

Changes:

• Screenshot can be saved to a PNG file
• Added minimize button to title bar
• Added option to start HD Tune minimized
• Added option to run HD Tune each time Windows is started
• Added option to show temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit
• Warning message shows up if a critical hard disk temperature is reached
• Info: report SATA version, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Interface Power Management
• Health: improved display and failure prediction

21 August 2004

Version 2.10 released

Changes:

• Temperature can be shown in the taskbar
• Benchmark: Added option to specify test length
• ErrorScan: Added quickscan option
• Fixed incompatibility issue with nForce IDE drivers

7 July 2004

A major update of HD Tune has been released which includes many new features and improvements.

15 February 2004

Added new test results. Click here to view them.
HD Tune is now also available as a zip file.

8 February 2004

First release!

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HD Tune is a hard disk utility which has the following functions:

• Benchmark: measures the raw performance
  • Transfer Rate
  • Access Time
  • CPU Usage
  • Burst Rate
• Hard Disk information which includes partition information, supported features, firmware version, serial number, disk capacity, buffer size, transfer mode
• Hard Disk Health
  • S.M.A.R.T. Information (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology)
  • Power On Time
• Error scan
• Temperature display
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HD Tune is freeware!

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Copyright (c) 2003 by EFD Software

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