Revision History

1.30
25/4/2006 added detection of SCSI disks, displaying their status, temperature and performance (EXPERIMENTAL) 
added option to display hard disk status and used space on default icons for each partitions 
improved acoustic configuration features, better compatibility with some hard disks 
RAID arrays are displayed (without SMART informations of disks in array) 
fixed problem with temperature display for hard disks if RAID array is installed 
fixed problem with disk performance display 
fixed problem with temperature icons 
fixed problem with disk space thresholds under Win98 
minor bug fixes 
improved condition calculation method for FUJITSU hard disks 
 

1.20
12/4/2006 added controlling acoustic management for IDE hard disks 
added option to synchronize clock to atomic clock 
added option to disable automatic scandisk on Windows start 
added option to send mail/play sound/shut down when disk space is low 
it is possible to view temperature and condition of all hard disk drives in a single window 
added the above display on startup after splash screen 
added splash screen countdown 
added HELP to installation package (English and French) 
added default sound file for warnings 
SATA speeds are displayed correctly (150 or 300 MB/s) 
major UI fixes and improvements 
 

1.12
7/3/2006 sends total and free space statistics in e-mails for all logical drives 
option to specify detection frequency 
icons turn to yellow / orange / red as temperature increases 
option to play sound on failure, overheat or new log entry 
saves and displays average temperature for all days 
saves and displays maximum temperature for all days 
status window color can be freely changed 
UI fixes and improvements 
 

1.11
8/2/2006 updated disk condition calculation method 
display translators in About box 
UI fixes and improvements 
faster and more reliable initialisation engine 
French language is updated (Thanks to Sébastien ROSETE) 
 

1.10b
28/1/2006 option to display any number of temperatures on the system tray 
option to display only the highest temperature on the system tray 
option to snap window to the screen edges 
displays installation date and daily average reads/writes 
columns can be sorted on SMART details page 
left column is automatically resized on HDD details and performance pages 
double click on system tray icon opens small status window 
added minimise icon to small status window if mouse is moved over it 
details window can be resized and maximised 
working under Win95/Win98/Win98SE/WinME 
added log feature: store all critical SMART parameter degradations 
option to send email on new log entry (when critical SMART parameter is decreasing) 
option to shut down computer when a new entry is added to the log 
option to shut down computer when hard disk problem is detected 
option to shut down computer when hard disk temperature exceeds a limit 
updated disk condition calculation method 
added warning text if hard disk is not responding 
removed fade and splash display is improved 
added option to display application on task bar also 
added option to send daily e-mail report about status 
registration and activation is required to use registered features: email sending and shut down 
option to auto update Hard Disk Sentinel via internet 
optimized report generation 
changed configuration user interface 
does not display USB devices as hard disks 
major and minor bug fixes 
many UI improvements 
Romanese language is supported (Thanks to Cristian Stefan) 
Russian language is supported (Thanks to Rustranslator) 
French language is updated (Thanks to Philippe Aguesse) 
 

1.05a
14/12/2005 Changed e-mail address 
 

1.05
10/12/2005 Added option to send e-mail status of current configuration

Option to display temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit

Option to select font for small status window

Displays if hard disk supports queue feature and queue length

Displays if hard disk is a S-ATA one 
French language file is changed (Thanks to Sébastien ROSETE) 
Minor updates, bug and typo fixes