This was run with a dying drive R: DeviceID 2 20190522 DeviceID Temperature ReadErrorsUncorrected -------- ----------- --------------------- 0 25 0 3 32 0 2 42 56 1 32 0 This is the command (in PowerShell as Administrator) that produced the above output Get-PhysicalDIsk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | Select-Object DeviceID, Temperature, ReadErrorsUncorrected adding , ReadErrorsTotal will add that column (see below) Drive 2 is dying............almost dead Get-PhysicalDIsk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | Select-Object DeviceID, Temperature, ReadErrorsUncorrected, ReadErrorsTotal DeviceID Temperature ReadErrorsUncorrected ReadErrorsTotal -------- ----------- --------------------- --------------- 0 25 0 0 2 42 56 88 3 32 0 0 1 32 0 0 Here's another command that is supposed to help predict disk failure In this instance it didn't help (Get-WmiObject -namespace root\wmi –class MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus -ErrorAction Silentlycontinue | Select InstanceName, PredictFailure, Reason | Format-Table –Autosize) ref: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/san/2011/08/11/have-you-ever-wanted-to-know-if-your-disk-is-going-to-fail-before-it-does/ InstanceName PredictFailure Reason ------------ -------------- ------ IDE\DiskINTEL_SSDSC2BP480G4_____________________L2010420\5&2f218166&0&0.1.0_0 False 0 IDE\DiskST10000NM0016-1TT101____________________SND0____\5&1c67d0c1&0&1.0.0_0 False 0 IDE\DiskST31500341AS____________________________CC1H____\5&18d636b8&0&0.0.0_0 False 0 IDE\DiskST3000DM001-1ER166______________________CC25____\5&61c8613&0&1.0.0_0 False 0 this can be run from a cmd prompt (does not need power shell) ref: https://www.pcmag.com/feature/360684/how-to-check-your-hard-drive-s-health wmic diskdrive get model,status output: C:\Users\karl>wmic diskdrive get model,status Model Status ST3000DM001-1ER166 ATA Device OK INTEL SSDSC2BP480G4 ATA Device OK ST31500341AS ATA Device OK ST10000NM0016-1TT101 ATA Device OK kjp to check out: https://www.i-programmer.info/projects/38-windows/208-disk-drive-dangers.html?start=2 *************************** end of running with a dying drive R: DeviceID 2 20190522 ********************************* After installed new drive PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-PhysicalDIsk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | Select-Object DeviceID, Temperature, ReadErr orsUncorrected, ReadErrorsTotal DeviceID Temperature ReadErrorsUncorrected ReadErrorsTotal -------- ----------- --------------------- --------------- 0 26 0 0 3 34 0 0 1 33 0 0 2 31 0 0 PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> (Get-WmiObject -namespace root\wmi –class MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus -ErrorAction Sil entlycontinue | Select InstanceName, PredictFailure, Reason | Format-Table –Autosize) InstanceName PredictFailure Reason ------------ -------------- ------ IDE\DiskINTEL_SSDSC2BP480G4_____________________L2010420\5&2f218166&0&0.1.0_0 False 0 IDE\DiskST10000NM0016-1TT101____________________SND0____\5&1c67d0c1&0&1.0.0_0 False 0 IDE\DiskST2000NM0008-2F3100_____________________SN02____\5&18d636b8&0&0.0.0_0 False 0 IDE\DiskST3000DM001-1ER166______________________CC25____\5&61c8613&0&1.0.0_0 False 0 C:\Users\karl>wmic diskdrive get model,status Model Status ST3000DM001-1ER166 ATA Device OK INTEL SSDSC2BP480G4 ATA Device OK ST10000NM0016-1TT101 ATA Device OK ST2000NM0008-2F3100 ATA Device OK C:\Users\karl>