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simple hard disk diagnostics

January 16th, 2007, 0:54

Hi All,

I've been looking for a generic diagnostic tool that is simple to test a hard disk. The diagnostic program can boot from a floppy disk or ideally boot from compact flash.
Just want "something" I connect a hard disk to, leave it running a destructive test for 24hrs and provide a report either good or throw it in the rush bin.

Had a quick play but from the list of MHDD commands I can't see a drive integrity check option...or am I missing something?
Can MHDD be setup to do this, self boot and run a diagnostic automatically?

Rob.

February 3rd, 2007, 0:51

Hello robertg,

You can run a scan verify for integrity check. read the Manual for MHDD.
http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/ ... l#firstrun

And the Faq
http://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?t=5

You can run a batch to perform a automatic diagnostic.

February 4th, 2007, 4:41

Or u can run a selfscan procedure on the hard drive just start the selfscan connect the hdd like 40 gb maxtor to a powersupply and after 12 hours u get a fresh hdd .
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