NOTICE! The Extended Test can take 10 minutes or longer to complete depending on the drive capacity. Diagnostic Extended Test: An extended drive health test, as defined in the S.M.A.R.T specification. Diagnostic Short Test: A quick drive health test as defined by S.M.A.R.T specification. Select a drive from the the drop-down menu in the uppper right hand corner of the screen to test.Ĭonfirm the drive model selected, and verify the image of the drive.

If receiving a Resolution not supported error on Windows 10, please see Answer ID 12459: Western Digital Dashboard : 'Resolution is not supported' Error on Start Up.įor more detailed information regarding S.M.A.R.T., please refer to Answer ID 12163: WD Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.). Please set the monitor to one of the supported resolutions. If the Western Digital Dashboard spans across multiple screens or the window size cannot be made smaller, The Western Digital Dashboard supports the following screen resolutions: View the Use of Third-Party Software or Websites disclaimer. Windows 8 End of Support: Please refer to Microsoft Article Support Windows 8 end of support and Office.Windows 7 End of Support: Please refer to Microsoft Article Support for Windows 7 has ended.Please upgrade to a Microsoft supported operating system. Windows 7 & 8 Support Western Digital does not provide support for products used with vendor end of life operating systems. Please see below for the list of supported operating systems: The Western Digital Dashboard is a downloadable Windows App that helps you manage your Western Digital storage device. Other Drives: internal and external drives may appear in the Western Digital Dashboard but are not supported.Retail External Drives: WD_BLACK P10, D10, D50 Game Dock.Retail Internal Drives: SanDisk, WD_BLACK, WD HDD & SSD (Black, Blue, Green, Red, Purple, Gold).The Western Digital Dashboard includes tools for analysis of the disk (including the disk model, capacity, firmware version, and SMART attributes) and firmware updates. The Western Digital Dashboard helps users maintain peak performance of the Western Digital drives in Windows® operating systems with a user-friendly graphical interface for the user.

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