diff --git a/driveAtlas.sh b/driveAtlas.sh
index a7a7b69..5f75012 100644
--- a/driveAtlas.sh
+++ b/driveAtlas.sh
@@ -855,12 +855,32 @@ done
 # Sort drives by bay position (numeric bays first, then m2 slots)
 # Combine numeric bays (sorted numerically) with m2 slots (sorted alphanumerically)
 all_bays=$(printf '%s\n' "${!DRIVE_MAP[@]}" | grep -E '^[0-9]+$' | sort -n; printf '%s\n' "${!DRIVE_MAP[@]}" | grep -E '^m2-' | sort)
+
+# Parallel SMART data collection for faster execution
+# Collect SMART data in background jobs, store in temp files
+if [[ "$SKIP_SMART" != true ]]; then
+    SMART_CACHE_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+    log_info "Collecting SMART data in parallel..."
+
+    for bay in $all_bays; do
+        device="${DRIVE_MAP[$bay]}"
+        if [[ -n "$device" && "$device" != "EMPTY" && -b "/dev/$device" ]]; then
+            # Launch background job for each device
+            (get_drive_smart_info "$device" > "$SMART_CACHE_DIR/$device") &
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Wait for all background SMART queries to complete
+    wait
+    log_info "SMART data collection complete"
+fi
+
 for bay in $all_bays; do
     device="${DRIVE_MAP[$bay]}"
     if [[ -n "$device" && "$device" != "EMPTY" && -b "/dev/$device" ]]; then
         size="$(lsblk -d -n -o SIZE "/dev/$device" 2>/dev/null)"
 
-        # Get SMART info (or defaults if skipped)
+        # Get SMART info from cache (or defaults if skipped)
         if [[ "$SKIP_SMART" == true ]]; then
             type="-"
             temp="-"
@@ -869,7 +889,12 @@ for bay in $all_bays; do
             serial="-"
             warnings=""
         else
-            smart_info="$(get_drive_smart_info "$device")"
+            # Read from cached SMART data
+            if [[ -f "$SMART_CACHE_DIR/$device" ]]; then
+                smart_info="$(cat "$SMART_CACHE_DIR/$device")"
+            else
+                smart_info=""
+            fi
             IFS='|' read -r type temp health model serial warnings <<< "$smart_info"
         fi
 
@@ -926,6 +951,11 @@ for bay in $all_bays; do
     fi
 done
 
+# Clean up SMART cache directory
+if [[ -n "${SMART_CACHE_DIR:-}" && -d "$SMART_CACHE_DIR" ]]; then
+    rm -rf "$SMART_CACHE_DIR"
+fi
+
 # NVMe drives (only show unmapped ones - mapped NVMe drives appear in main table)
 nvme_devices=$(lsblk -d -n -o NAME,SIZE | grep "^nvme" 2>/dev/null)
 if [[ -n "$nvme_devices" ]]; then