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Every major drive manufacturer and their drive diagnostic utilities. These utilities will allow you to test & diagnose your drive. Some utilities also allow you to "low-level" format (write zeros) or enable/disable certain features on your drive.
Drive Diagnostic UtilitieschkdskBuilt in utiilty for Windows 2000/XP. Start --> Run. Type chkdsk /r for full scan. Can also be run from recovery console. Not recmomended for diagnosing. Hitachi / IBM - DFT "Drive Fitness Test" http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htmWorks with all manufacturersWestern Digital "Data Lifeguard" http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp#dlgtoolsWorks with WD drives onlyMaxtor "Powermax" http://files2get.com/software/soft2/dyski-twarde-(hdd)-narzedzia-firmowe/powermax.exeWorks with all manufacturersFujitsu "FJDT" http://freedownloadforall.com/driver/6cf790c93ce859/fujitsu-ide-fjdt-diagnostic-v6.20/Works with fujitsu models onlySamsung "hutil" http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...ties/hutil.htmCompatability unknown...Seagate "Seatools" http://www.seagate.com/support/seatoolsWorks with Seagate drives onlyToshiba - N/A There are no tools available for Toshiba, but you may be able to use IBM or Maxtor's drive tools as well as other third party programsOther Useful Drive UtilitiesHDD Regenerator - Repair bad sectors Repairs most bad sectors by remagnetizing the disk surface without losing your data. Works independantly of the file system, making it compatible with all PCs, operating systems and hard drives...http://www.dposoft.net/Active@Partition RecoveryRecovers most deleted, lost or formatted partitions.http://www.partition-recovery.com/Partition MagicFast and easy partitioning, Supports all Windows and most Linux file systems. Great for ignoring bad sectors and for advanced partitioning schemes.www.partitionmagic.comRanishGPL/Freeware partitioning program for use with Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and more. Not much on eye candy, but it works. .www.ranish.comgPartedGPL/Freeware partitioning program for use with Windows and Linux. Nice, intuitive interface and comes available as a bootable CD image..http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
Acronis Partition ExpertEasy to use interface. Supports Windows and Linux partitions. http://acronis.com/products/partitionexpert/HD TuneHD Tune is a hard disk utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and much more.
http://www.hdtune.com/Drive Backup ToolsSymantec Norton GhostGhost 8.0 or less runs under DOS, but extremely reliable. Ghost 9.0 and 10 requires Windows 2000 or XP. 9.0 & 10 are Windows-centric. Ghost 9+ supports full "hot imaging" of system partitions while in Windows, but not incremental imaging.http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/Acronis True ImageSupports Windows and Linux file systems. Allows "hot imaging" of system partitions while in Windows, supporting full and incremental (fast) backups. TI 10 has been rock solid for me -- Recommended.http://acronis.com/products/trueimage/Drive Secure Erase UtilitiesDarik's Boot and NukeSecurley erases all data on your harddrives, beyond the point of possible recovery. Use with care! Tip: remove harddrives you will not be erasing from the computer.http://dban.sourceforge.net/ |
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scotbears
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2009, 07:33:40 AM » |
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dead link under maxtor power max in drive diagnostics utilities
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Britec
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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2009, 07:39:48 AM » |
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Thanks George, fixed link
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2010, 08:23:47 PM » |
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Hey, just want to suggest a very good and free tool called "Defraggler". Its not a diagnostic tool, you may say its a hard drive maintenance tool. Its much effective and efficient as compared to windows built-in defragmentation program. The official link is http://www.piriform.com/defraggler/download. I used it many times and found it really good. |
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 08:54:09 AM » |
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Thanks post it on software review
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2011, 02:26:30 AM » |
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Nice acticle, very useful, couple of links need updated though, "Maxtor" & "Fujitsu"
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2011, 07:54:45 AM » |
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Maxtor" & "Fujitsu Updated
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2011, 10:40:39 AM » |
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My favourite diagnostic program is HD Tune; it always seems very accurate in it's diagnostics and is free
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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2011, 09:20:36 AM » |
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Yeah HD Tunes is a cool little app I have added that to the list
thanks iisjman07
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2011, 04:22:40 AM » |
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hd tunes is not free!!
its a 15 day trial.
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2011, 05:41:36 AM » |
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Nice article
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« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2011, 10:37:10 AM » |
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http://crystalmark.info/?lang=enCRYSTALDISKINFO (Portable) A HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values, disk temperatures and more. An easy, small and portable program that is useful to have in your collection of monitoring software PS. How is everyone  I've been very busy, hope all is ok Regards,
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Britec
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« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2011, 12:12:29 PM » |
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I will check this program out...thanks
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« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2011, 06:33:20 AM » |
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Hi Britec, I'm on your forum because I have seen your videos on YouTube and love those. Great tutorials! Now, I have a problem with an external hard drive. I think I need HDD Regenerator, because I found (with CrystalDiskInfo and Everest too) a Read Error, but that application is not free. Is there something similar in the world of free software and open source? PS: maybe I've found an alternative to HDD Regenerator: http://www.hdat2.com/ |
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Britec
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« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2011, 03:09:27 AM » |
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I will take a look at that software later thanks.
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