Apacer USB SMART
User Manual for Comprehensive Disk Monitoring Utility
October 12, 2020 Version 1.0
Introduction
Apacer USB SMART is a S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analyzing, and Reporting Technology) disk monitoring tool which provides disk attribute information informing users of the condition of Apacer USB flash drive connected to your host and allows you to export SMART logs of the drive for record. This user manual will guide you through the steps of installing and operating the utility.
System Requirements
| Item | Description |
| Operating System | Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 Note: If you have encountered an issue to run the utility in Windows 7, 8 and 10, you may have to switch off Windows User Account Control to run this program. |
| Disk Space | More than 10MB free disk space. |
| Applicable Device | Only available and workable for Apacer storage devices with SATA 6 Gb/s and PCIe interface/controller. |
Install Apacer USB SMART
Before monitoring your Apacer USB flash drive, please follow the steps below to install Apacer USB SMART.
- Double-click the icon to launch the install wizard. You will see “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Apacer USB SMART”. Click Next to proceed.
- Choose a destination folder to store the utility program. You may click Change to select another destination path.
- Once you have selected the destination, click Install to begin installation.
- Please wait for a few seconds for the installation to complete.
- When the screen shows “InstallShield Wizard Complete”, click Finish. The installation is successfully completed.
- You may now insert Apacer USB flash drive to your host and the device will be detected by the utility automatically.
Get Started with Apacer USB SMART
4.1 Navigate Home Screen
The Apacer USB SMART interface consists of the following function icons and information display sections. 
| No. Item | Description | ||
| 1. | Drop-down menu | Click to select any of the connected USB flash drive for monitoring. | |
| 2. | Refresh | Click to refresh the device information. | |
| 3. | Information | Click to view the version information of Apacer USB SMART. | |
| 4. | Save | Click to export SMART logs of the selected USB flash drive. | |
| 5. | USB Flash Drive Info | VID | Shows the vendor ID. |
| No. | Item | Description | |
| PID | Shows the product ID. | ||
| Flash Type | Displays flash type. | ||
| FW Version | Displays current firmware version. | ||
| FW Date | Displays firmware release date. | ||
| 6. | S.M.A.R.T. | Displays SMART attribute information. See 4.2 View S.M.A.R.T. Attributes for more information. | |
| 7 | Estimated Lifetime | Indicates the estimated lifetime of the selected USB flash drive. | |
| 8. | Version | Displays the current version of Apacer USB SMART. | |
4.2 View S.M.A.R.T. Attributes
This section allows you to view the SMART attribute table which provides a complete list of attribute information of installed USB cards.
| ID I | Attribute Name | Description |
| 162 | Spare Block Count | Displays the total number of spare blocks. |
| 163 | Maximum Erase Count | Displays the maximum number of erase counts in the device. |
| 164 | Average Erase Count | Displays the average number of erase counts in the device. |
| 166 | Total Later Bad Block Count | Displays the total number of later bad blocks. |
| 167 | Protect Mode | Displays a number that corresponds to certain device protect mode. (0: R/W mode; 1: Read Only mode) |
4.3 Check Estimated Lifetime
The estimated lifetime is calculated based on the number of erase counts and P/E cycles. 
Note: The formula for calculating estimated lifetime is: Current Avg. Erase Count / MLC guaranteed P/E cycle x 100%
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description | Remark |
| 1 | 10/12/2020 | Initial release |
Global Presence
| Taiwan (Headquarters) Apacer Technology Inc. 1F., No.32, Zhongcheng Rd., Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City 236, Taiwan R.O.C. Tel: 886-2-2267-8000 Fax: 886-2-2267-2261 [email protected] | U.S.A. Apacer Memory America, Inc. 46732 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: 1-408-518-8699 Fax: 1-510-249-9551 [email protected] |
| Japan Apacer Technology Corp. 6F, Daiyontamachi Bldg., 2-17-12, Shibaura, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-0023, Japan Tel: 81-3-5419-2668 Fax: 81-3-5419-0018 [email protected] | Europe Apacer Technology B.V. Science Park Eindhoven 5051 5692 EB Son, The Netherlands Tel: 31-40-267-0000 Fax: 31-40-290-0686 [email protected] |
| China Apacer Electronic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd Room D, 22/FL, No.2, Lane 600, JieyunPlaza, Tianshan RD, Shanghai, 200051, China Tel: 86-21-6228-9939 Fax: 86-21-6228-9936 [email protected] | India Apacer Technologies Pvt Ltd, 1874, South End C Cross, 9th Block Jayanagar, Bangalore-560069, India Tel: 91-80-4152-9061/62 Fax: 91-80-4170-0215 [email protected] |
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