Victoria for Windows

Victoria is an unofficial version of the popular Victoria 4.68b program, which tests the hardware directly through the ports, at the lowest level.

This version of Victoria has the following fixes compared to the official version:

• it's possible to run on x64 Windows (only API mode is available)
• the scanning process does not stop at random spots
• Random scanning on disks over 1TB is possible
• It is possible to freely minimize the program window without fear of the scanning process (I even recommend minimizing the window)
• one scan of disks of more than 1TB can be performed in one pass (visual sector display is disabled)
• swearing to PortTalk.sys driver is now made into a log file
• visual block indication is disabled for scan lengths of more than 10 000 000 sectors

The main features of the program are as follows:

• Auto-detection of PCI ATA/SATA controllers by class code and support of 60 popular models
• Full technical information about the hard drive
• Dozens of tests for checking the surface and "mechanics" of the drive
• Create and burn the drive image
• Hard drive memory and interface test
• Benchmark features
• Surface resectoscope
• Low-level HDD formatting
• Defect detection and concealing by remapping
• Segment copying of any HDD area into a file, skipping defective sectors (useful for data rescue from damaged discs)
• Acoustic noise control
• Password protection management
• Handy SMART-monitor
• Possibility to change HDD capacity
• Browsing through logical partition information via ports
• Built-in file manager
• Built-in help system