sdparm Alternatives
sdparm is described as 'The sdparm utility accesses SCSI device parameters'. There are four alternatives to sdparm for Windows, Linux, Mac and BSD. The best alternative is smartmontools, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like sdparm are Hdparm for Windows (Free), quietHDD (Free) and hdparm (Free, Open Source).
- The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology... View 28 alternatives to smartmontools
- Completely disable HDD APM or change APM values to prevent drive from parking its head, stop load/unload cycle count increasing and annoying drive ticking sounds. View 3 alternatives to Hdparm for Windows
- A tiny system tool to set hard disk's power saving and noise levels (AAM and APM values), especially useful with mobile disks that have strict energy saving settings set by defalt, causing heads to park randomly. View 6 alternatives to quietHDD
- hdparm - get/set ATA/SATA drive parameters under Linux View 3 alternatives to hdparm
- Free • Open Source
- Linux