Drive Testing - what's good these days ?

[- Bob -]

I have a drive that win2k reported some errors on. What can I use to
do a serious check of the drive and determine if is has hard errors or
if it's safe to continue using it ?

Drive is a 20gb Western Digital.

Thanks,

 

[Rod Speed]

I have a drive that win2k reported some errors on. What
can I use to do a serious check of the drive and determine
if is has hard errors or if it's safe to continue using it ?

The hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic and the Everest SMART report.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181

You need to do more than just check the OKs with the Everest SMART report.

 

[Nomen Nescio]

Run the disk tools that come with windows. Then browse to the Western
Digital website and download a free copy of their Data Lifeguard
Diagnostics V 5.04f. It creates a boot disk and then you run the utility.
Finally, a 20GB WD drive isn't worth the time trying to figure out if it's
reliable. Get the data off onto something, buy a new drive, and put the WD
on the shelf.

 

[Pipboy]

I have a drive that win2k reported some errors on. What can I use to
do a serious check of the drive and determine if is has hard errors or
if it's safe to continue using it ?

Drive is a 20gb Western Digital.

Thanks,

I use HDTune (free). It found a HDD error that Samsung's diagnostics
missed. I had to run the long scan though as the quick scan missed it too.
I knew there was something wrong with the HDD though and sure enough HDTune
found it. This prog also shows SMART output.

http://www.hdtune.com/