<# .SYNOPSIS Checks SMART devices .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries S.M.A.R.T. HDD/SSD device details and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-smart-devices ✅ 1TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO via NVMe (2388 hours, 289x on, v2B2QEXE7, 37°C, selftest passed) .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> function Bytes2String { param([int64]$Bytes) if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$Bytes bytes" } $Bytes /= 1000 if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)KB" } $Bytes /= 1000 if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)MB" } $Bytes /= 1000 if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)GB" } $Bytes /= 1000 if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)TB" } $Bytes /= 1000 if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)PB" } $Bytes /= 1000 if ($Bytes -lt 1000) { return "$($Bytes)EB" } } try { Write-Progress "⏳ Searching for smartctl executable..." $Result = (smartctl --version) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'smartctl' - make sure smartmontools are installed" } Write-Progress "⏳ Scanning S.M.A.R.T devices..." if ($IsLinux) { $Devices = $(sudo smartctl --scan-open) } else { $Devices = $(smartctl --scan-open) } foreach($Device in $Devices) { Write-Progress "⏳ Querying S.M.A.R.T devices..." $Array = $Device.split(" ") $Device = $Array[0] if ("$Device" -eq "#") { continue } elseif ($IsLinux) { $Details = (sudo smartctl --all --json $Device) | ConvertFrom-Json $null = (sudo smartctl --test=short $Device) } else { $Details = (smartctl --all --json $Device) | ConvertFrom-Json $null = (smartctl --test=short $Device) } $ModelName = $Details.model_name $Protocol = $Details.device.protocol [int64]$GBytes = $Details.user_capacity.bytes if ($GBytes -gt 0) { $Capacity = "$(Bytes2String $GBytes) " } else { $Capacity = "" } $Temp = $Details.temperature.current $Firmware = $Details.firmware_version $PowerOn = $Details.power_cycle_count $Hours = $Details.power_on_time.hours if ($Details.smart_status.passed) { $Status = "passed" } else { $Status = "FAILED" } Write-Host "✅ $($Capacity)$ModelName via $Protocol ($Hours hours, $($PowerOn)x on, v$($Firmware), $($Temp)°C, selftest $Status)" } Write-Progress -Completed " " exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }