Feb 5, 2008 #1 S slugger_2003 Limp Gawd Joined Jan 30, 2007 Messages 365 What software would you good people recommend for testing my hard drive for faults? Any opinions or comments appreciated. Thanks
What software would you good people recommend for testing my hard drive for faults? Any opinions or comments appreciated. Thanks
Feb 5, 2008 #2 A axan [H]ard|Gawd Joined Nov 5, 2005 Messages 1,935 wd diagnostic tool is pretty good for basic scan for bad sectors and smart info http://support.wdc.com/download/?cxml=n&pid=999&swid=3 on top of that i like to run bart stuff test for stress testing the disk http://www.nu2.nu/bst/ I usually let it run for 24h or so, or at least 1 full loop
wd diagnostic tool is pretty good for basic scan for bad sectors and smart info http://support.wdc.com/download/?cxml=n&pid=999&swid=3 on top of that i like to run bart stuff test for stress testing the disk http://www.nu2.nu/bst/ I usually let it run for 24h or so, or at least 1 full loop
Feb 5, 2008 #3 D doh user Joined May 17, 2001 Messages 8,635 You could check out spinrite (not free - US$89 !) or look at this section on wikipedia for alternatives. Personally I use fsck. Could be worth getting a bootable Linux distribution or USB one even and just using that to run fsck.
You could check out spinrite (not free - US$89 !) or look at this section on wikipedia for alternatives. Personally I use fsck. Could be worth getting a bootable Linux distribution or USB one even and just using that to run fsck.
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