Open Source Hardware Platforms

Fast and user-friendly free tool for drivers's backup, restoration and removal with command line options, automatic restoration from CD\DVD and path formatting. DriverBackup! includes also an interactive command line builder.

This is a virtual floppy drive for Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions)

USB Memory Stick Tester is a small application designed to help testing removable storage media (such as USB memory sticks) for defects

GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl. It allows you to inspect the hard disk and solid-state drive SMART data to determine its health, as well as run various tests on it.

Please NOTE: The repository at SourceForge is retired! For the latest source, releases, bug tracking, use https://github.com/OpenCBM/OpenCBM instead! Win NT/2K/XP/7/8/10/11, Linux/i386/AMD64/ARM, FreeBSD and MacOS X kernel driver and development library to control serial CBM devices, such as the Commodore 1541 disk drive, connected to the PC's parallel port via a XM1541 or XA1541 cable. Fast disk copier included. Successor of cbm4linux. Also supports the XU1541 and the XUM1541 USB devices (a.k.a. "ZoomFloppy").

Generic SCSI target subsystem for Linux SCST allows creation of sophisticated storage devices. It includes generic SCSI target core with SCSI target drivers and backend handlers. There are target drivers for iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SRP, SAS, FCoE, etc.

These tools are used to view information about, and to control, Media Changer devices such as Tape and DVD/CD libraries.

Utility for testing CD/DVD quality and transfer rate written on C++ and Qt

This program is a lightweight tool that allows you to format your USB storage devices using more features on Debian-based systems.

FileSystem is an OPENSOURCE program for advanced disk management with built-in drivers for PATA IDE Hard Disks and DVD/CDROM Drives, USB Mass Storage Drivers. Implemented file systems : FAT32 / ISO9660 / EXT2. It can be compiled for DOS, LINUX, WIN32

This project is a small collection of programs for examining configuration and status of LSI megaraid adapters, especially Dell PERC RAID adapters, and attached storage devices.

Sorts your folders by size. Very useful to clean up disk space. Works only in the disk where the .exe is located.

The aim of the project is to develop an open source iSCSI target with professional features, works well in enterprise environment under real workload, and is scalable and versatile enough to meet the challenge of future storage needs and developements.

Show physical HDD (fixed or removable) activities in LED style or performance meter gauge style. Both Win32/Win64 versions are provided. (Virus/Torjan scanned using Avira Pro.) The memory footprint is small and the CPU utilization is also very low (~ 0%), you can verify this by opening your Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc). This is originally mainly for my personal use since newer notebooks does not have HDD LED light so I quickly write a replacement using Visual Studio C++ 2010. Some of the existing HDD indicators constantly consume ~2% of CPU. Also most of them can't show individual actitivity for each physical HDD. For more than one HDD you need to run this program separately using different command line arguments. You can create short-cuts to save your settings. Please see ReadME.txt for more details. (A TODO item is to add these command line arguments into the GUI). Hopefully this tool helps. [1/4/2017 update: rebuild using Visual Studio 2013]

About "A lightweight PC utility that lets you easily manage startup applications, control system services, and view detailed hardware information—all in one place." NOTE: .NET Core 8 must be installed.

A virtual floppy drive that mounts image files (*.img) as new browseable computer resources. Tested from WinXP (32bit) to Win7 (64bit). Derived from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vfd/

control cd organizer devices with a plugin-based architecture. Currently supports Dacal DC-300 and KDS CDM-751

ODDLocker is a small, handy application that locks the door of the selected CD/DVD/BluRay drives. It can detect when the operating system resumes from suspended state and lock the drives automatically. It's useful if you have a poorly designed laptop (e.g. Levono T420) with a big drive opener button on the wrongest place, and you want to avoid opening the drive accidentally.

Linux device driver and utilities for the Backer video tape backup device manufactured by Danmere (now 4-TV).

JTape provides a Java Library for tape device access that is usable from most operating system platforms. The library is easily extensible allowing additional platforms to be added.

This project produces a Linux kernel module that provides packet writing support for CD-R/W drives, enabling ordinary read-write mount of CD-ROM drives capable of supporting packet/incremental recording.

Branches for OpenVMS provides an "operator in a box" to service your tape and optical disk data libraries during "lights-out" and "hands-off" operations.

A collection of tools for use in improving the ease of use and expanding the functionality of IronKey secure flash drives.

This program converts a dvd into a dvd image. Could do the same for cdroms or other media like it. Will not copy protected disks. Features one click copying with a progress bar and dvd tray eject/load. Written in python with wxPython.

Doorkeeper is a program for CD-ROM management. Most important function is an ability to open and close CD drives from desktop with one mouse click.