Hard Drive Testing

[arjgrundy]

Hello all

Does anybody know if there is any free software to verify/test hard drives. I want to check some new drives for bad sectors. I know there shouldn't be any on a brand new drive but for work purposes, every new drive needs to be tested.

Thanks

Adam

 

[arjgrundy]

A few points, if its for work docs should be saved on a backed up server, also the time wasted checking a new drive that still may fail isn't worth it, ie testing drive 2hrs, replace failed hdd and image 1hr, 1 hour per drive wasted.

Appreciate that but as part of the process for the work we do, hard drive testing is a process we have to carry out before using the drives

 

[arjgrundy]

Partition Wizard has a built in testing section..

https://www.partitionwizard.com/

Freeware

Besides that, each HD manufacturer will have a utility for testing their own drives.



In Windows, doing a full format on a new drive also performs a disk check. Takes a while to do each disk.

Cheers Bledd, will take a look

 

[arjgrundy]

Quick:

HD Tune

Long:

badblocks
smartctl

Thanks, will take a look

 

[arjgrundy]

Hard Disk Sentinel is what I'd recommend, however it isn't free. But as it's for work, surely it's a small price to pay for peace of mind?

Will take a look at that too, thanks for the recommendation