Tweaking Toolkit

Utilities that tweak Windows settings have been known to result in serious Windows problems. Use at your own risk and with care. Read the utility’s help/documentation, make sure it is compatible with your exact version of Windows and that you back up your important data before use .

Multipurpose Windows Utilities

CCleaner

XdN Tweaker

Glary Utilities

Advanced WindowsCare Personal

TweakVI Basic

TweakVista

Dedaulus System Cleaner

TuneXP

Fresh UI

Ashampoo System Pack 2

Windows Registry Tools

Abexo Free Registry Cleaner

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner

RegSeeker

Registry Tweaker

RegMon

Registry Jumper

Free Registry Defrag

PC Tools Registry Mechanic

Other Windows
Optimisation Tools

Ashampoo Startup Tuner

Free Ram Optimizer

Auslogics Disk Defrag

Startup Optimizer

BIOS tools

DiskCheckUp

BIOS Agent

BIOS Wizard

CmosPwd

nVidia nTune

HWDirect

DiskCheckUp

PassMark DiskCheckup™ allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART ( Self Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology ) is an interface between a computer's BIOS (basic input/output system) and the computer hard disk. It is a feature of the Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE) technology that controls access to the hard drive. If S.M.A.R.T is enabled when a computer is set up, the BIOS can receive analytical information from the hard drive and determine whether to send the user a warning message about possible future failure of the hard drive.

SMART monitors elements of possible long term drive failure, such as 'Spin Up Time', the number of start/stops, the number of hours powered on and the hard disk temperature.

DiskCheckup displays the current values of the SMART attributes, along with the Threshold value for that attribute. If any attribute value is close to or below the threshold, the drive is no longer reliable and should be replaced.

Note that SMART attributes change slowly over time and are helpful attempts to diagnose the life span of a particular drive. DiskCheckup monitors these changes over a long period and predict the date (if available) of the Threshold Exceed Condition (TEC), which is displayed on the main window.

DiskCheckup also displays some additional drive information, such as the drive serial number, model number, firmware version, device capacity, partition capacities, the number of cylinders, tracks, the sectors per track, etc...

Online: http://www.passmark.com OS: Windows 98, NT4, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 Server, Vista License: Free for personal use. Company license is US$15 per license. Limitations: No limitations Install DiskCheckUp now: