* added SSL support for sending mails, allows the use of Gmail accounts or other accounts requires SSL authentication
* added support for dual-disk USB enclosures including Western Digital MyBook Premium II and SilverStone SST-DS221
* improved support for Adaptec, Promise, ITE hard disk controllers
* added option to hide/show labels on S.M.A.R.T. graphs
* displaying logical drives and labels on disk buttons
* completely new real time performance monitoring engine
* completely new network engine
* diagnostic version (use /ENABLETEST to log detection steps and problems to TESTMODE.TXT)
* improved speed of detection on slower disk controllers
* detects and monitors up to 100 hard disks
* "Mail test" sends test mail with the external module also (to prevent firewall issues) if one or more project(s) configured
* added FINNISH language files (thanks to Jarkko Mäkineva for translation)
* added RUSSIAN complete help (thanks to Andrey Nikolaev for translation)
* user interface fixes and improved speed under Vista, Win7
* user interface fixes with large fonts
* fixed anti-aliased tray icons
* fixed configuration window closing issue
* fixed display of "unregistered version" label
* fixed display of partition labels
* improved display of USB VID/PID information
* user interface improvements
* improved compatibility

· Added support for newer NVidia chipsets and different previously unsupported controllers
· Added 300+ new hard disks to database
· Properly support Dutch language (thanks to Geert Pirens)
· Properly support Ukrainian language (thanks to Alexey Lugin)
· Improved speed and responsiveness of the software
· Detecting and displaying hard disk controller and location information
· Detecting and displaying new disk features (free-fall control, NV cache size, etc.)
· Detecting and displaying more version and transport details
· Menu and report changes, improvements

detection of SATA disks configured to RAID arrays on Silicon Image RAID controllers


added DISK menu to main menu with disk related functions

added Advanced Power Management of individual disks (*)

added Free Fall control management for 2.5" hard disk drives supporting this feature (*)

option to configure custom yellow / red temperature threshold levels for each drives

option to delay startup when started with Windows

option to disable popup before shutdown

improved network drive detection and support

added Load Activation Keyfile button to make offline activation easier

displaying and reporting NTFS mount points for drives



Improved hardware support:

improved detection of large RAID arrays

advanced detection of SSD controllers:
SandForce, Marvell, Indilinx, Amigos, JMicron, Samsung, Toshiba, Intel, Phison controllers

improved detection of SSD specific attributes, health and temperature (if supported by the SSD)

improved detection of exclusively locked drives

improved JMicron JMB36X / Gigabyte GBB36X hard disk controller support

improved Windows 98/ME/NT4 support



Bug fixes:

date display fixed

various minor bug fixes




(*): requires support of hard disk controller driver also

* detection of SATA disks configured to RAID arrays on INTEL Matrix RAID controllers (ICH7R / ICH8R / ICH9R / ICH10R / Series 3400)
Driver update may be required from the Driver Zone to get all information.

* improved health calculation and information reporting for various SSD and HDD devices

* reporting Advanced Format: physical sectors with 4096 bytes

* improved surface test

* user interface fixes and improvements

* bug fixed with attribute database

* detection of SATA/PATA disks configured to RAID arrays on JMicron JMB36X / Gigabyte GBB36X RAID controllers
Driver update is required from the Driver Zone to get all information.

* support for dual drive enclosures with standalone (port multiplier) mode (Welland ME-280J, Welland ME-580J, etc.)

* added Turkish language support, thanks for oFLee team : Sadri Sadi Berber ve Behçet Berber

* compatibility enhancements with various SSDs and RAID controllers

* improved Advanced Format support

* enhanced disk test on Advanced Format drives

* improved surface tests, write tests for Windows 7/2008/Vista

* improved dynamic DNS update functions

* improved compatibility with external devices added/removed during sleep or hibernation state

* improved tray icon support for Windows 7/2008/Vista

* improved sidebar gadget (displays coloured temperature values, logical disk information, etc.)

* user interface fixes and improvements