Speed fan is still one fo the best apps for looking up smart info, for free anyway, I have tried active smart its not bad but not worth 30$, I been looking for one that can read the smart info off a USB drive but I have had no luck, i just got a iomega 500GB USB HDD and that sucker gets HOT, I want a app that will tell me its temp so I know any cooling solution I setup works, anyone got any ideas?
I also turn the drive off when its not in use, how bad will turning it on once or twice a day be on it?