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Victoria HDD/SSD
Belarus
What it is
Victoria HDD/SSD is a free Windows program for diagnosing, testing, and making minor repairs to storage devices, including hard drives, SSDs, and memory cards. Its surface scanner checks for bad areas, unstable defects, and interface errors, while SMART tools show attribute status and work with internal drive logs. A drive passport displays details such as the manufacturer, model, serial number, firmware, logical parameters, and interface. The program can erase storage media at the maximum speed supported by the device, according to its maker. It can retrieve drive identity and SMART data over USB; the maker says it supports 90% of USB-to-SATA bridge models. A quick test plots 188 points and is described as taking three minutes for any capacity, but it does not find defects. Listed interfaces include M.2/U.2 NVMe and SAS/SCSI. PIO mode accesses IDE/SATA drives outside Windows and is for professional use requiring special knowledge. The listed systems are Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8, and 10, in x86 or x64, with at least 1 GB RAM; administrator rights are required.
For and against
For
- Free program for Windows.
- Surface scanner checks for bad areas and interface errors.
- Displays SMART attribute status and drive details.
- Supports listed NVMe and SAS/SCSI interfaces.
- Can retrieve drive identity and SMART data over USB.
Against
- Quick test does not find defects.
- Requires administrator rights.
- Listed systems stop at Windows 10.
- PIO mode requires special knowledge.
The verdict
Victoria HDD/SSD provides drive diagnostics, surface scanning, SMART tools, and data erasure in a free Windows program. Its quick test does not detect defects, and PIO mode is intended for users with special knowledge.
Who it suits
Victoria HDD/SSD may suit Windows users who need to inspect drive information, SMART data, or storage surfaces. Its PIO mode is designated for professionals with special knowledge.
Plans and prices
Victoria HDD/SSD
Free program; voluntary donations support development and support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · hdd.by
On the record
- Data erasure
- Victoria can erase storage media at the maximum speed supported by the device, according to the maker.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Download
- The site lists version 5.37, dated October 14, 2021, as the current version and provides a 1.5 MB download.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Drive information
- The drive passport displays manufacturer, model, serial number, firmware version, logical parameters and interface details.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The site identifies Sergey Kazansky as the author and lists the Victoria Technical Center in Belarus, with a 2004–2026 copyright.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- PIO mode
- PIO mode accesses IDE/SATA drives through controller ports outside Windows and BIOS; the maker says it is for professional use and requires special knowledge.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Victoria diagnoses, tests and performs minor repairs on hard drives, SSDs, memory cards and other storage devices in Windows.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Quick scan
- A quick test plots 188 points across a drive and the maker says it takes three minutes for any capacity; it does not find defects.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- SMART logs
- It can read, analyze and write internal HDD and SSD SMART logs and display the results of built-in SMART tests.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- SMART monitoring
- Victoria analyzes SMART data and shows the status of each attribute for HDDs and SSDs.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker says development and support have been handled by one person since the program moved to voluntary donations in 2018; the site offers articles, documentation and FAQs.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Supported interfaces
- The maker lists support for M.2/U.2 NVMe and SAS/SCSI storage devices.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- Surface scans
- Its surface scanner checks for bad areas, unstable defects and interface errors, with automatic timeout and block-size adjustment.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- System requirements
- The listed systems are Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8 and 10 in x86 or x64, with at least 1 GB RAM; running the program requires administrator rights.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
- USB support
- The program can retrieve drive identity and SMART data over USB, and the maker says it supports 90% of USB-to-SATA bridge models.hdd.by · read 30 Sep 2026
