YoHoJo
2013-01-31 21:18:07
Besides windows build in hard drive disk check tool, anyone know of any other ways/good programs to check the status/health/etc of a hard drive?
Bad sectors, gonna die, etc.
Bad sectors, gonna die, etc.
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Recursive
2013-01-31 22:06:38
Best way is to take it to a technician, because no tool you download will ever fix a broken cpu fan or undelete system 32
Le Jingle
2013-01-31 22:35:13
Well there's the obvious physical state of the drive.. ;]
Other than that, I'd say that this may do the trick (claims working on non-Seagate brands too, so potentially nice tool).
I'd also say that knowing when a bad sound comes from your drive too is a good factor to it's health. (ex. unusual clicking, etc)
Other than that, I'd say that this may do the trick (claims working on non-Seagate brands too, so potentially nice tool).
I'd also say that knowing when a bad sound comes from your drive too is a good factor to it's health. (ex. unusual clicking, etc)
ryalf74
2013-02-01 02:22:35
You can use disk management software that will check the status of your hard disk. Regarding the software, I'm not sure which one.
Turpinator
2013-02-01 02:55:33
http://www.dtidata.com/windowssurfacescanner/
Ive used this in the past… a few years ago and it worked. decent.
and its free, so thats a plus. :)
And if i remember correctly, HDTune can scan for bad sectors too. (as well as benchmark drives)
defraggler can also 'scan drives for errors' but ive got no idea what that actually does.
Ive used this in the past… a few years ago and it worked. decent.
and its free, so thats a plus. :)
And if i remember correctly, HDTune can scan for bad sectors too. (as well as benchmark drives)
defraggler can also 'scan drives for errors' but ive got no idea what that actually does.