I'm looking for a program that I can use to test some HDDs to see if they're good or bad? like in terms of sectors etc.
What are some good free ones?
Thanks.
What are some good free ones?
Thanks.
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the best are tailored to the drive hardware - what drives are they?
WD and Seagate for example both have bootable cd images with test-programs on them. -
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Hirens has diags for everything. i usually use the WD one.Comment
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*cough*.... agreed.Originally posted by ScenicLudicrous gibs!
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this one's a WD scorpio...Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - AnonymousComment
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I use Seatools. It's made by seagate but works with all drivesI love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!
No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards
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Run Active KillDisk on them first. [Free version is good enough.]
The firmware on Formatted drives will map around bad sectors and sometimes they [the remapped bad sectors] won't show up at all.Mann-Made Global Warming.
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use the manufacturers tools, some of them also check the electronics as well a the surface of the disk.
in the case of WD some can even set & clear options on the drive relating to noise-vs-performance.Comment
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^ AAM ... HDTune does that too.. on the fly.. post #3 *hint hint*
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One thing to note about the seatools by seagate. it will test pretty much add drives, no matter the brand, but the temp sensor part i do not think works right. I once tried it on a brand new drive. just got it in and factory sealed. put it in, did a quick test using seatools, gave me an over heated error. It was not a seagate drive, but still, the drive was brand new.. there should be no way that it had been overheated as i was its first owner (besides the store that sold it that is). Just a fair warning, if you do get that error, then it may not be overheated even though it says it is..Originally posted by c_heggeComment
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Seconded on the temp sensor part.
I was once testing a batch of drives with Seatools and a few of the thin Maxtors popped up with something bizarre like 160˚C, a guy in the room shouted DON'T TOUCH THEM!!! I then pointed out that the workbench should have been melting.... it was perfectly cool.
If you want a rough guesstimate of something while you're working remotely on a PC or don't want to reboot, Speedfan is a good one. It'll take the raw SMART data and convert it into an easy to read list with description of bad values.
If a drive is flagged as bad by Speedfan SMART analysis, it's *usually* correct.Last edited by seanc; 07-10-2010, 04:56 PM.Comment
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+1 for speedfan
ubuntu also gives a good readout of SMART data and drive temp via the stock disk utility. no install required, you can use it form the live cd if you wish. also good for r/w rates, etc.sigpic
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I've had seatools incorrectly report the temperature as well, but I usually discount that when deciding whether to replace it or not. If there is nothing wrong with the drive, it will still pass seatools tests, even if it thinks it's too hot.I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!
No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards
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So lets all ignore HDtune.Originally posted by Scenic
Seriously, it works with all drives, runs right from windows, tests the surface of the disk, reports smart data and a whole bunch of other stuff.
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yeah hdtune. that or data lifeguard tools. but hdtune is the best. systemrescuecd works too, got a lot of misc linux tools.Comment
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it's possible that seatools is just translating because seagate drives contain bullshit smart data.
i'v got reams of smart-logs on my pc about pending this, and head error that - total bullshit.
i get the same from every damned seagate drive i test from several ranges.
i suspect that seagate has "twisted" the smart data somehow so only there own tools can interpret it.Comment
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you dont want something that needs an installed o.s.,Originally posted by 370forlife
you need something that will run from a bootable disk/usb device.
it reminds me of the way norton ghost has gone,
how can you restore a backup or test a drive if the o.s. cant boot and the app only runs in windoze!
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Thats why I like wd DLG.
I use acronis for imaging, also runs from dos.Comment
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Tried to reply to this once before, but the forum timed out.Originally posted by stjyou dont want something that needs an installed o.s.,
you need something that will run from a bootable disk/usb device.
it reminds me of the way norton ghost has gone,
how can you restore a backup or test a drive if the o.s. cant boot and the app only runs in windoze!
I like HDTune in Windows, because it allows me to eliminate the controller on the motherboard as the issue. I hook the drive up to my PC, boot up, and run all of my diagnostics in Windows so that I can also be doing other things at the same time. Saves me having to have a PC just for testing hard drives. I do also use SeaTools on occasion.
As for Ghost, they still have a DOS version, you just have to have the Corporate product, not the home product. I use it at work almost daily.Ludicrous gibs!
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