What program to write/verify new 4TB drive?

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Rikki

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Hi guys just got 4 x 4 TB drives HGST NAS ones and want to test them all before putting them into use on my PC.

What software should I use for this job in Windows?

Ive tried H2testw on memory cards and it works fine but not sure its the right tool for this job.

Thanks :)

Rikki
 
I used to do a full format in Windows (not quick format) and it would take hours to write zeros to each sector. If it hit bad sectors, usually Windows/SMART takes note.
 
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On a Linux/BSD machine:
badblocks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Code: 
badblocks -ns /dev/diskname
Will write the entire disk with four different patterns and check that each pattern was written correctly
should take a couple of days.

You can then do a long smart test:
Code: 
smartctl -t long /dev/diskname
should take a couple more hours,

and then check the smart results:
Code: 
smartctl -A /dev/diskname

Here's a post from the FreeNAS forum on the subject, basically this procedure:
[How To] Hard Drive Burn-In Testing | FreeNAS Community
 
I prefer the destructive (does not preserve data on the disk) test

Code: 
badblocks -wvs /dev/diskname

For a 4TB 7200 RPM drive this takes 50 or so hours.
 
Thanks guys but as I mentioned I was looking for a Windows solution :)
 
Hey, ended up using h2test to write files to the drive then read them back and compare the hashes to see if they match :)
 
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