Open a Windows command prompt and enter the following: wmic diskdrive get model,status. This basic tool is a simple yay/nay health result based on the SMART statistics. The simplest way is to use the Windows command line utility WMIC, which stands for Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (utility). Most of the time the SMART system works in the background, but you can bring it to the fore in a number of ways. Drive manufacturers can take their own approaches to SMART, but they generally measure similar performance points such as read error rates, mechanical shock, hard disk temperature, seek time performance, and so on. This system is built into most modern hard drives and SSDs, and it’s designed to report when your drive is failing or encountering issues.
The first tool for keeping tabs on a hard drive is its Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, or SMART, feature. While you can’t always predict when or how your hard drive will bite the dust, you can take a few steps to see it coming.
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