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v0.7.1 [Aug 6, 2016]
- Now is required administration rights to run HDD Guardian.
- Added an initial support for Cherry Trail base boards.
- Added hardware details in System page;
added on System page, when selected a logical drive, the possibility to run drive benchmarks.
- Introduced the reliability system also for SCSI devices.
- Now is possible to track also SCSI parameters.
- Modified ATA ans SCSI errors log layout.
- Modified SMART attributes table layout.
- Side panel displays, for non RAID volumes, also the letters associated to the drive.
- It is possible to set a custom device image.
- Restore APM that some HGST models lost when system is powered off.

v0.5.0 [Jun 28, 2013]
- added support for SCSI devices (thanks to Gerhard Schneider);
- package now include smartctl 6.1;
- package includes Swedish translation;
- device tray icon can display remaining life of SSD;
- added "Monitoring" section, where are moved devices tray icon and sharing options and the log viewer;
- graph with variations of monitored vital parameters, available under "Monitoring" section;
- section menu is available clicking on the top left menu icon;
- sections shortcuts keys;
- it is possible update manually smartctl devices database;
- modified SMART attribute table layout;
- added capability to change powermode option for smartctl;
- added capability to copy data from monitoring report;
- added capability to generate a report file with monitored data;
- added Apacer, Mushkin, SuperSSpeed, sTec and Plextor banners;
- added an utility that allow to monitor partitions activity (also with tray icons);
- it is possible to disable USB devices connection/disconnection;
Bugfixes:
- updated HP logo;
- Samsung web link now points again to www.samsung.com (only for SSDs);
- corrected an issue with monitoring of Samsung's Wear Leveling Count;
- fixed an issue related to output parser;
- fixed an issue related to device health fail message;
- corrected some little bugs.

v0.4.3 [Jul 27, 2012]
- Updated finnish translation with SMART attributes and some corrections.

v0.3.1 [Jan 17, 2012]
New:
full support for all USB devices recognized by smartctl (only under profiles with administrative rights);
each manufacturer have a different disk image sample;
tray icon change the shield to a cross if an update of HDD Guardian is available (requires an Internet connection);
disk size is now displayed in decimal (GB) and in binary (GiB) values;
automatically correct wrong fake temperatures on some OCZ devices;
physical devices are now named as internal devices;
separate update timing between internal, external and virtual devices;
parameters to monitor now are moved into a proper panel under "Settings" section;
allow to monitor some SSDs vital values:
Remainig Life Percentage (Indilinx);
Media Wearout Indicator (Intel);
Percentage Lifetime Used (Micron);
Wear Leveling Count (Samsung);
SSD Life Left (SandForce);
added ASAX, G.Skill, Indilinx, JMicron, Renice, SMART and Unigen banners;
revised and expanded SMART attributes descriptions;
Removed:
devices database;
Bugfix:
Hitachi and IBM web links now points to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies site;
fixed a couple of issues displayed when removing a virtual device;
fixed a couple of issues that can't make save smartctl attributes remaps;
fixed an issue that occurred when an SMART error logged doesn't have a description for the command that caused the error.

v0.2 [Nov 22, 2011]
New features:
- full renewed GUI, with a single window interface;
- package now include smartctl 5.42;
- full support for smartctl reports generated with '-f brief' option;
- full support for smartctl reports from version 5.22 to version 5.42;
- settings autosave;
- HDD Guardian behaviour is based upon the device type where is stored;
- local devices tray icons are now available (only if HDD Guardian is installed into a fixed device);
- HDD Guardian tray icon change the shield color if a device is failing;
- now is possible to minimize HDD Guardian into the tray area instead to close;
- automatic translation selection (if translation files can't exists, it switch to english);
- summary panel, with an overview of disk temperature, health, bad sectors, last test result and eventual warnings;
- devices are now separated in two categories: physical and virtual;
- added several informations about device attributes, tests and settings;
- added Sandforce, OWC, Kingston, Corsair and AData banners;
- added Suse, Redhat, Mandriva and Slackware icons;
- changed Windows icon;
- installed .NET Framework is visible under "About" section;
Removed:
- icons themes;
- Health Center window: "Events Log" are now into the "Main" section, "Devices Health" is merged with devices list;
- Database window: this informations are now available under "Smartctl" section;
- Report viewer window: output are now available under "Smartctl" section;
- Settings window: settings are now available under "Settings" section;
Bugfix:
- Asus/Phison and Transcend banners flag;
- sometimes can't show disk size;
- under non administrative user can't create subfolders on "Program Files" folder: now setting files are stored under user folder;
- program can't start if a WD external HDD is connected: local fixed devices are now listed by smartctl;
- program crash when a device don't display a valid numeric temperature.