Here follows a list of the tools I found
Now that SSD's, andd NVMe drives are common, I think it's a good idea to post a list of the tools i found up to now :
More tools and Info concerning NVMe and M2 drives
Manufacturer's tools :
Intel SSD Toolbox *
Support for IntelĀ® SSD Toolbox
Samsung Magician*
Samsung Magician Software Download | Samsung Semiconductor Global
What tools to use in case of NVMe or m2 drives ? i found several "older" tools work still fine like :
https://driveshero.com/nvme-ssd-test-tool/
https://www.minitool.com/partition-disk/ssd-health-check.html
Best SSD Health Check Tools
MiniTool Partition Wizard
MiniTool Partition Wizard | Best partition magic alternative for Windows PC and Server
Crystal Disk Info
CrystalDiskInfo download | SourceForge.net
Smartmontools
smartmontools
Hard Disk Sentinel
Hard Disk Sentinel - HDD health and temperature monitoring (hdsentinel.com)
Toshiba SSD Utility*
SSD Life
note that the tools marked * are specific for that brand
For Intel I found a couple of articles that are of interest :
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000056729/memory-and-storage/ssd-management-tools.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006231/memory-and-storage.html
download : https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19543/intel-memory-and-storage-tool-gui.html?
For NVMe drives, there were a couple of tools that can help :
NVMe SSD health https://www.nvmetools.com/post/nvme-health
Or
https://nvmexpress.org/open-source-nvme-management-utility-nvme-command-line-interface-nvme-cli/
interesting article :
How to Check SSD Health in 2023 - Hard Disk Sentinel Blog (hdsentinel.com)
And if the drive is not recognised : https://nl.easeus.com/harde-schijf-herstellen/m2-niet-herkend.html
If you know other tools - feel free to add them please -
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