S.M.A.R.T for External USB Hard Disk Drives

Question

Hi All,
 Can anybody kindly tell me how to retrieve S.M.AR.T  information on External USB Hard Disk Drives like Model Number,Serial Number,Temperature etc using MFC.

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello Abinash,

1. You can use WMI to retrive hardware information.
2. This article will be helpful - How To Get Hardware Information .
3. Download the sample and check the "Data Storage tab". Don't forget to make selection in the Combobox in tab.

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Answer 2

Unfortunately this does not work for USB drives