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If you are evaluating a used or questionable hard drive, this guide will show you how to do basic hard drive testing. '''While these tests are not perfect, most drive problemsissues will appearbe detected.''' | | Many commonCommon drive problems include: | | * High hours (Wear and tear) | | * Hidden problems | | * Reallocated sectors | | * Pending reallocated sectors | | * Hidden problems | | === Why should used hard drives be checked? === | '''Most failures are sudden.''' If these problems are caught early, the drive can be replaced before it fails. SMART plays a major role in this, since thethis data can be used to check for logs and failure patternsproblems. | | | '''Note:''' Some hard drives (Ex: Seagate 7.01/7200.11) are known to fail. Others fail due to lower quality standards (Ex: WD Blue/Green). | | === Guide notes === | * '''While Parted Magic can legally be redistributed legally per the GPL, I will not point to these downloads.''' | | * '''The tests used in this guide are not 100% accurate.''' | | === A word on drive remapping === | | * '''While [https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=2|WD], [https://www.hgst.com/support/hard-drive-support/downloads|HGST] and [https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/|Seagate] offer diagnostic tools, these do not work in every scenario (Ex: Lots of bad sectors).''' | | * '''Before attempting a sector remap, backup your data.''' | | * '''Drives with SMART errors should be replaced.''' |
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