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Hello All,

I have just received my new 4TB Iornwolf drive from OCUK.

Before I start copying over data to it what would be a good idea to use to test the drive to make sure everything is ok?

Its been a vary long time since I bought an HDD (its for a plex server) so wondering where would be a good starting point
 
I would probably just use CrystalDiskInfo to have a look at the drive health and other stats to ensure it’s not a refurb model for example.
 
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Philtor said:
I would probably just use CrystalDiskInfo to have a look at the drive health and other stats to ensure it’s not a refurb model for example.
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+1

Then do a full format if you can stomach the time it takes to complete. After formatting, if the health stats in CrystalDiskInfo look good, start using the drive as normal.
 
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darael said:
+1

Then do a full format if you can stomach the time it takes to complete. After formatting, if the health stats in CrystalDiskInfo look good, start using the drive as normal.
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Can you do a full format through CrystalDiskinfo or done via Windows?
 
yeah, crystaldiskinfo for stats
and then chkdsk /x /r /f from windows powershell (needs admin access) this will run a surface scan and take approx 90mins/tb
then crystaldiskinfo again to make sure that the reallocated sectors, reallocation event and pending sectors remain zero
 
tamzzy said:
yeah, crystaldiskinfo for stats
and then chkdsk /x /r /f from windows powershell (needs admin access) this will run a surface scan and take approx 90mins/tb
then crystaldiskinfo again to make sure that the reallocated sectors, reallocation event and pending sectors remain zero
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thanks for the details.
 
I also like to do a test copy and paste
A large folder of varying file sizes/types
I copy it to and then copy it back

Some of this is probably overkill
Most people probably just shove new drives in
And just use them without doing any of these things
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
I also like to do a test copy and paste
A large folder of varying file sizes/types
I copy it to and then copy it back

Some of this is probably overkill
Most people probably just shove new drives in
And just use them without doing any of these things
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I'm with you on a bit of stress-testing before use.
I like to copy a large bunch of files to one folder on a new drive then copy that to another folder on the same drive. That makes the heads rattle!
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
I also like to do a test copy and paste
A large folder of varying file sizes/types
I copy it to and then copy it back

Some of this is probably overkill
Most people probably just shove new drives in
And just use them without doing any of these things
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True but as its a Plex server I do not want to start copying stuff over to it and then it die so a copy etc would be good.

Snapshot said:
I'm with you on a bit of stress-testing before use.
I like to copy a large bunch of files to one folder on a new drive then copy that to another folder on the same drive. That makes the heads rattle!
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always good to test before proper use as if using for storage you don't want to waste the time copying it all over for it to then die on you
 
With all hard drives I get, out of the box I always do a full extended test using the manufacturer’s utility - saves a lot of time as they’d often tell you to do it before any DOA return and there’s never any question if their own utility says it’s faulty.
Takes the same time as a full format anyway.
 
Right, HDD connected and powered on without any issues.

Current stats are, does this look ok?

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Now running the chkdsk /x /r /f command on it, ETA 5h 41 mins
 
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