how to test hdd?

P4Clock · 7 Jun 2014 at 18:05

my pc keeps BSOD ever now and then, it was a ram problem as i found out after running memtest86.

now i have a new code that i didnt save to post here

will post the log latter when it happens again, but i think its a hdd problem. what program is best to test hdd's.

Edit: all over clocks have been removed system is running at stock

wildman_33 · 7 Jun 2014 at 19:48

HDTune is pretty good for testing HDDs

kefan77 · 7 Jun 2014 at 20:52

HDTune or manufacturer's utility like SeaTools.

khodos · 7 Jun 2014 at 21:42

kefan77 said:
HDTune or manufacturer's utility like SeaTools.

+1, I use both when selling my HDDs

darael · 7 Jun 2014 at 22:11

I would read the SMART data first with HDTune and post the results here. While you're awaiting feedback, run tests using WD's Data Lifeguard Diagnostic program.

P4Clock · 7 Jun 2014 at 23:28

darael said:
I would read the SMART data first with HDTune and post the results here. While you're awaiting feedback, run tests using WD's Data Lifeguard Diagnostic program.

i dont know how to read the SMART data first with HDTune, but Data Lifeguard Diagnostic says smart is a pass. will run full scan

KIA · 8 Jun 2014 at 09:41

P4Clock said:
i dont know how to read the SMART data first with HDTune, but Data Lifeguard Diagnostic says smart is a pass. will run full scan

The 'Health' tab.

bledd · 8 Jun 2014 at 11:51

Check Event Viewer in the System tab around the time of the error.

Typically hard drive errors will have hundreds of lines in Event Viewer

P4Clock · 8 Jun 2014 at 12:14

KIA said:
The 'Health' tab.

Its just a blank page

P4Clock · 8 Jun 2014 at 12:36

nothing all morning pc as been fine, then boom i am copy and pasting some screen shots and blue screen. then when its trying to reboot and another 5 blue screens. but now we are fine again.....

bledd · 8 Jun 2014 at 14:37

bledd. said:
Check Event Viewer in the System tab around the time of the error.

Typically hard drive errors will have hundreds of lines in Event Viewer

This sounds like a fantastic idea, check event viewer

P4Clock · 8 Jun 2014 at 15:15

I think i have sorted this problem out, i think... it was down to a bad stick of ram and bad GFX driver. a windows disk scan told me there was bad sectors, however both HDTune and Data Lifeguard tell me the drive is fine.

going to drop an ssd in and use this drive as basic storage DVD's music and so on