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I have a 6 disk setup on my new Ryzen box I'm finally getting around to configuring. Already been running Win10 for about a month now, and just performed a clean wipe in preparation to get everything setup (and because I was breaking things like I normally do with a new OS).
I'd like to perform a full read/write on all 6 - 3TB drives. 4 of them are used HGST enterprise drives from GoHardDrive. Not surprisingly the SMART data is wiped. I don't necessarily want to run linux off a USB for a week to crunch through 6 drives, especially as I use my PC for work when I'm home.
Spinrite is an option, but it's expensive for a program I will use once. I'm currently running HDTune "secure erase" random fill, with verify checked. I also have HGST WinDFT but it seems to just sit there and spin (pun intended!) without appearing to do anything.
Can I run badblocks from within Windows, if I mount a linux VM? If not, is there another free/cheap alternative than what I'm doing?
Thanks!
I'd like to perform a full read/write on all 6 - 3TB drives. 4 of them are used HGST enterprise drives from GoHardDrive. Not surprisingly the SMART data is wiped. I don't necessarily want to run linux off a USB for a week to crunch through 6 drives, especially as I use my PC for work when I'm home.
Spinrite is an option, but it's expensive for a program I will use once. I'm currently running HDTune "secure erase" random fill, with verify checked. I also have HGST WinDFT but it seems to just sit there and spin (pun intended!) without appearing to do anything.
Can I run badblocks from within Windows, if I mount a linux VM? If not, is there another free/cheap alternative than what I'm doing?
Thanks!