H Haku Mioje Daemon Poster Messages 593 Oct 25, 2011 #1 Ive been having issues with a few of my HDDs and i was wanting to run a few tests on it but need a good program to run them with
Ive been having issues with a few of my HDDs and i was wanting to run a few tests on it but need a good program to run them with
N nathandg2006 Baseband Member Messages 80 Oct 25, 2011 #2 Almost every brand of hard drive has it's own testing tool. Check the website of the manufacturer of the drive so you can get the appropriate tool.
Almost every brand of hard drive has it's own testing tool. Check the website of the manufacturer of the drive so you can get the appropriate tool.
S stroudyit Solid State Member Messages 16 Oct 26, 2011 #3 Seagate Seatools is very good. Its not specific to Seagate HDD either, I have used it on WD, Samsung and Hitachi drives. There is a Windows installer available downloadable from | Seagate When intstalled you can run various tests. I find that the short generic followed by the long generic tends to highlight the majority of issues. Daniel Hunt Stroudyit www.stroudyit.co.uk
Seagate Seatools is very good. Its not specific to Seagate HDD either, I have used it on WD, Samsung and Hitachi drives. There is a Windows installer available downloadable from | Seagate When intstalled you can run various tests. I find that the short generic followed by the long generic tends to highlight the majority of issues. Daniel Hunt Stroudyit www.stroudyit.co.uk