Not everyone thinks about the temperature of their hard drive in a timely manner. It is better to think about it early, and not when it will be too late, and you will see "SMART ERROR" when loading. You need to know that the optimal temperature for a hard drive is up to 45 ° C. If the temperature rises above 50 ° C, then this will significantly reduce its service life. Currently, there are many programs and ways to find out the temperature of your hard drive. One such program is the Everest program.
Necessary
Computer, hard disk, Everest software, Everest software disk, or Internet access
Instructions
Step 1
To find out the temperature of the hard drive, get a disk with this program or, much easier, download it from the Internet. Be careful, because after downloading the trial version of this program, you will not be able to see the temperature of the hard drive, since this and some other functions are not available in it.
Step 2
Run the installation file and in the window that appears, click "Start installation". Select the language you are interested in and click OK. Click "Next" to continue. For further installation, you need to accept the terms of the license agreement and click "Next". In the window that appears, select the directory where the program will be installed. To do this, click the "Browse" button and select the desired folder. By default, the program is installed to the Program files folder on the system drive. Typically, this program does not require a lot of hard disk space (less than 20 MB).
Step 3
After selecting the required installation folder, click "Next". The next window will ask you to create a shortcut in the Start menu. If necessary, check the box and click "Next". After that, you will be prompted to create a shortcut shortcut and a shortcut on the desktop. If necessary, check the boxes and click "Next". To start the installation in the next window, click "Install". After installing the program, a window will appear prompting you to launch the program, visit the website of the creator's company and read the documentation for the program. Select Run Program and click Finish.
Step 4
In the left part of the window that appears, left-click on the "Computer" line. In this case, the icons "Summary information", "Computer name", "DMI", "Overclocking", "Sensor", etc. will appear on the right side of the window. Click on "Sensor" with the left mouse button. The program will display information about the temperature of various devices, the voltage supplied to them, as well as the fan speed. Among this information, it is very easy to find the hard disk temperature you are interested in.
