diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0a4a7c5..2e54d38 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,33 +10,38 @@ _WARNING! Using this tool will degrade the lifespan of your drive. Also this too Without value, available values are listed -4, --four Interpret SMART values as 4 bytes (otherwise 2, default) - -t, --timeout=VALUE Timeout between measurements (in ms) + -i, --interval=VALUE Timeout between measurements (in ms) Must be >= 500 (default 2000) -l, --limit=VALUE Time in minutes to run the test Zero means indefinite (default 1) - -b, --blocksize=VALUE Blocksize in KByte (default 16 MByte) - -k, --testsize=VALUE Testsize in KByte (default 512 MByte) + -b, --blocksize=VALUE Blocksize in K/M/G Byte (default 16 MByte) + -t, --testsize=VALUE Testsize in K/M/G Byte (default 512 MByte) -o, --output=VALUE Output CSV file name -h, --help Show help - ### Example Starting the tool using: - SSDStressTest.exe --drive=c --smart=PowerOnHoursPOH --smart=PowerCycleCount + SSDStressTest.exe --drive=C --smart=PowerOnHoursPOH --blocksize=8m --interval=10000 Will test drive/partition C: and monitor the SMART values "PowerOnHoursPOH" and "PowerCycleCount" (just for an example, monitoring these values is pointless.). An output file will then be generated: 'Log file name: Corsair_Performance_Pro_0.csv - 'Logging started on 29.07.2015 11:40:36 + 'Logging started on 04.08.2015 17:23:16 'Product name: Corsair Performance Pro 'Disk PNP ID: IDE\DISKCORSAIR_PERFORMANCE_PRO_________________1.0_____\5&61C381C&0&0.0.0 + 'Blocksize: 8 MByte + 'Testsize: 512 MByte + 'Free disk space: 86.646 GByte + 'Total disk space: 238.374 GByte 'Running test for 1 minute(s) - Time,MBytesWritten,Performance,InstPerformance,PowerOnHoursPOH,PowerCycleCount - 2.0041147,336,190.39,190.39,4020,936 - 4.0162298,656,173.83,159.28,4020,936 - 6.0283449,992,171.15,166.17,4020,936 - [lines omitted] + Time,MBytesWritten,Performance,InstPerformance,PowerOnHoursPOH + 10.0915772,1712,173.89,173.89,4032 + 20.0781484,3456,174.03,174.18,4032 + 30.1017217,4864,162.82,140.58,4032 + 40.1002936,6712,168.28,184.59,4032 + 50.0968654,8320,166.84,161.08,4032 + 60.1584409,9168,153.82,87.11,4032 Use the tool of your choice to plot this data.