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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Sie
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I like Ultimate Boot CD myself.
www.ultimatebootcd.com
Good for a variety of things.
Edit - Include the correct link in future Sie
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sthomas
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This may be a little off topic but if you buy refurb's you should always purchase from a reputable company that gives you the option to purchase an extended warranty on the machines and offers good tech support. I always purchase Dell's from www.partstockpc.com and get 3 year warranty's. When I have a problem, lets say a harddrive goes bad for example, they usually send me a new one with no questions asked. That is just IMHO of course.Working on: MCSA 2012 R2 -
benbuiltpc
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Hiren's Boot CD
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hiren.thanki/bootcd.html
You can get the ISO through a torrent. -
JDMurray
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The most thorough low-level testing and repair utility for hard disks is SpinRite by GRC. It has saved my bacon quite a few times over the past 15 years. I don't consider it a burn-in tool, but it certainly exercises the drive for many hours while it tests and repairs it.