AAM/APM Control
Directly adjust Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM) for noise reduction and Advanced Power Management (APM) for energy efficiency on supported hard drives.
Auto AAM/APM Adaption
Automatically re-apply your preferred noise and power settings every time the system starts or a new drive is connected, ensuring consistent performance.
Health Status Config
Set custom thresholds for S.M.A.R.T. attributes to define what constitutes a "Caution" or "Bad" health state based on your specific risk tolerance.
Temperature Type
Switch the global temperature display between Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F) to match your personal or regional standard.
Auto Detection Timing
Control how frequently the application polls for new drives, or disable auto-detection entirely to minimize system resource usage.
Raw Value Display
Toggle S.M.A.R.T. raw data between Hexadecimal (16 [HEX]) for technical analysis and Decimal (10 [DEC]) for easier human reading.
Startup Wait Time
Configure a startup delay to ensure all external or slow-spinning drives are fully ready before CrystalDiskInfo attempts to read their status.
Resident Behavior
Choose "Minimize" to keep the app in the taskbar or "Hide" to banish it to the system tray for unobtrusive background monitoring.
Drive Sorting Rules
Order your list of drives by Physical Drive ID (hardware order) or Drive Letter (OS order) to match your workflow.
Max Drive Count
Adjust the UI layout to display up to 8 or 16 drives simultaneously, accommodating everything from laptops to large storage servers.
Advanced Disk Search
Force the application to scan extended SCSI ports and target IDs, helping locate drives that standard scans might miss.
ATA PASS-THROUGH
Enable specialized command handling for legacy controllers (e.g., older ATI chipsets) to improve compatibility where standard drivers fail.
USB / IEEE 1394
Fine-tune protocols for external drives (USB bridges, FireWire) including SCSI ATA Translation (SAT) to ensure S.M.A.R.T. data can be read.
Intel/AMD RAID (CSMI)
Leverage the Common Storage Management Interface (CSMI) to read S.M.A.R.T. data directly from drives inside Intel RST or AMD RAID arrays.
AMD RAID Settings
Access specific configuration options tailored for AMD RAID controllers, ensuring accurate health reporting for Ryzen-based storage setups.
MegaRAID Controls
Enable dedicated support for Broadcom/LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA controllers, allowing CDI to see through the hardware abstraction layer.
Intel VROC Options
Support for Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) enterprise NVMe RAID solutions, providing visibility into high-performance array members.
Gadget Registry Export
Automatically write real-time drive statistics to the Windows Registry, allowing third-party desktop gadgets or Rainmeter skins to display CDI data.
Hide S.M.A.R.T. Output
Simplify the interface by suppressing the detailed list of S.M.A.R.T. attributes, ideal for users who only want to see the overall health status.
Command-Line Mode
Use arguments like /Exit or /Copy to automate report generation or update stats via batch scripts.