R.tester 1.20.11

R.tester is a small free application for diagnostics of hard drives, flash drives, SSDs, hybrid drives (SSHD) and other media.

Assumes two types of testing:

• For advanced users, a set of diagnostic tools is offered to collect information about the device and its condition. Then interpret it yourself.
• For beginners, the Quick Diag automatic testing algorithm, after interviewing the user, plans and executes a sequence of tests. Then he makes assumptions about the presence and nature of malfunctions. The results of the Quick Diag algorithm are evaluative in nature and are intended to get an approximate idea of the problem.

The set and parameters of the tests run depend on the type and model of the device, as well as on the information provided by the user during the survey.

The interpretation of test results and the construction of assumptions are based on a set of rules that may differ depending on the type of device, its manufacturer and model. The rules are described in the Lua program code format and are loaded as needed from the corresponding library files.

For the safety of user data, a record lock and active prompts are provided in case the user chooses potentially unsafe tools/options.

Application Features:

• Supported storage types: HDD, SSD, SSHD, USB Flash/USB SSD.
• Supported interface types:
  • ATA - universal (PATA, SATA, ZIF, CE-ATA, etc.),
  • SCSI - universal (SCSI, SAS, FC-AL, SSA, iSCSI),
  • USB - universal (USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt).
• Analysis of the status of the drive in offline mode (Quick Diag tool).
• Support for hot-plug devices on the fly, regardless of the type of interface.
• Definition of the real HDD/SSD brand (manufacturer) and vendor-family of the drive.
• Identification of the USB flash controller (IC) and the installed NAND memory (Flash ID).
• Protection of system drives by hiding by S/N and/or physical path in the OS.
• Support for TCG (SED/BDE/FDE/FIPS, etc.) encryption subsystems, including unofficial cases (Seagate SeaCOS/DriveTrust, Toshiba DRM, etc.).
• Vendor-specific encryption subsystem support in Western Digital drives with USB interface. Working with devices via vendor-specific access protocols for most common USB bridges and PCI adapters helps the utility to bypass many limitations in Windows drivers and/or in the adapters themselves.
• Viewing the passport data of the drives in a convenient form and taking into account the specifics of the interface.
• Viewing S.M.A.R.T. parameters in a convenient form and taking into account the specifics of different manufacturers and interfaces.
• Viewing S.M.A.R.T. Error Logs for ATA-compatible drives in a convenient form and an interpreter of all standard ATA commands.
• Convenient access to SCSI Mode Page / Vital Product Data (VPD) / Logs configuration parameters, including cases of their emulation in drivers and USB adapters.
• CERT Tool Lite is a script machine for testing drives in automatic mode, with support for graphs, monitoring of G-List defects and temperature.
• ATA & SCSI Command Exerciser - tools for direct submission of any ATA and SCSI commands in manual mode.
• ATA Security Tool - a tool for working with the Security subsystem: removing/setting a password, (once)locking the drive (if the connection interface allows).
• SCSI Drive Self-Test is a tool for running DST tests and viewing the log with the results of previous tests.