How can i check my hdisk?

[doomforce]

YEah,theres the casual scandisk but i wanna be sure my hard disk doesnt have any problems or anything(hope it doesnt).
suggestions?

[Bigjakkstaffa]

go to the HDD manufacturers website and downloadf and run their drive diagnostic proggie

--Jakk:t

[Eric Legge]

Adenix S.M.A.R.T. Indicator - http://www.adenix.net/smart/indicator.html

Active Smart - http://www.ariolic.com/

Drive Health - http://www.helexis.com/


Eric,
http://www.legge40.freeserve.co.uk/BuyerBeware.htm

[Rocketmech]

I would advise to disable any SMART after checking the drive. It puts a real hamper on performance.

[BipolarBill]

Originally posted by Rocketmech
I would advise to disable any SMART after checking the drive. It puts a real hamper on performance.

A hamper?

http://www.spesa.org/images/hamper.gif

:p

http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp#dlgtools

[mireland]

LMAO BipolarBill, LMAO!!http://membres.lycos.fr/limagerie/crazy.gif

[doomforce]

LOL bipolar:))

should i use maxdrive(maxtors official program) or partition magic to handle my disk?
ive already created a partition with partition magic..what program should i use to do a COMPLETE analytical scan of my drive? drive health?

and thanx for mentioning i should disable smart later

[BipolarBill]

Yeah - use Maxblast.

[doomforce]

maxblast aint doing checks..what should i use?
moreover,what should i use to make partitions in an already set-up ntfs winXP disk?
anything more natural than partition magic?

[G]

I recommend SpinRite V5 from www.grc.com

Otherwise use the HDD manufactures diagnostic disc and SCANDISK (surface scan)

For SCSI use the HBA’s media verification option.

G