HDD integrity test
Ok guys quick question
I am working on a large order of machines for a external client
The problem being I am dealing with second hand hardware
( The previous order I completed was a way of testing the waters originally the hardware was ok but some of the machines suffered from hdd's failing a few weeks later)
The question I propose to you is simply do any of you recommend a good free tool that I can use to really stress a hdd and test it.
The O/S I am using for the machines is XP service pack 2.0
I was recommended that I could use a Live CD Linux distro such as Finnix to Run a check called Bad Blocks
Does anybody have any experience of this and is this a effective testing tool?
Many Thanks
Ally
I am working on a large order of machines for a external client
The problem being I am dealing with second hand hardware
( The previous order I completed was a way of testing the waters originally the hardware was ok but some of the machines suffered from hdd's failing a few weeks later)
The question I propose to you is simply do any of you recommend a good free tool that I can use to really stress a hdd and test it.
The O/S I am using for the machines is XP service pack 2.0
I was recommended that I could use a Live CD Linux distro such as Finnix to Run a check called Bad Blocks
Does anybody have any experience of this and is this a effective testing tool?
Many Thanks
Ally
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www.ultimatebootcd.com
Good for a variety of things.
Edit - Include the correct link in future Sie
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hiren.thanki/bootcd.html
You can get the ISO through a torrent.
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