Best free software for testing HDD

Dirk Diggler · 11 Jun 2015 at 12:51

As thread title, I'm looking to test for errors. I've done a "quick" test with HD Tune, is that enough?

KIA · 11 Jun 2015 at 13:38

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/li...smart-status-information-on-your-hard-drives/

ED209 · 11 Jun 2015 at 13:40

what make is the HDD?, sometimes the manufacture has HDD tools for testing their HDDs

Dirk Diggler · 11 Jun 2015 at 13:46

KIA said:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/li...smart-status-information-on-your-hard-drives/

It's Windows I'm using.

ED209 said:
what make is the HDD?, sometimes the manufacture has HDD tools for testing their HDDs

I'm not sure, one starts with ST and the other WD.

bledd · 11 Jun 2015 at 15:32

Seagate
Westen Digital

On Holiday · 11 Jun 2015 at 16:46

SeaTools for Windows.

Dirk Diggler · 11 Jun 2015 at 21:50

Cheers, I'll give that a try.

KIA · 13 Jun 2015 at 10:33

String said:
It's Windows I'm using.

Download a live linux distro or use smartmontools for Windows.

APM · 13 Jun 2015 at 12:28

Sea Tools for Windows never works for me and I monitor 2 seagate drives I have with the WD diagnostic tool.

System BIOS shows some info for those two seagate disks though.