User Manual

SanDisk SSD Dashboard User Manual Rev. 1.4.3
SanDisk – a Western Digital brand 24 July 2016
5.6 S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T. is an industry standard and is an acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
Technology.
Figure 36: S.M.A.R.T.
Diagnostic Short Test
The S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostic Short Test is automatically run every time the application is launched. It is a
quick drive health test as defined in the S.M.A.R.T. specification.
Diagnostic Extended Test
The S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostic Extended Test is an extended drive health test as defined in the S.M.A.R.T.
specification. When this test is running, you will not be able to do anything else within the SanDisk SSD
Dashboard. However, you can cancel the test at any time.
Figure 37: S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostic Extended Test
If the test is successful, the description text will change to a green success message. Otherwise, a link
will be displayed to go the details of the test.