hard drive test?

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fartonmyear · #1 Post by **fartonmyear** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:11 pm

i feel my hard drive is failing. how can i test it? can i get a new one from lenovo?

#2 Post by **rkawakami** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:15 pm

Answering your last question first, I would say it all depends upon the warranty of the system and the nature of the problem.

As far as testing the drive, there are several programs floating around the net which can determine if there is a problem (or potential problem) with the drive. What is the make/model of the drive?

fartonmyear · #3 Post by **fartonmyear** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:44 pm

hitachi dk13fa-40b

#4 Post by **rkawakami** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:55 pm

Try here:

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
(Drive Fitness Test)

I haven't used this particular program. It might wipe out the data on the drive. Read the instructions. You have been warned

. I think the default operation is to perform only read operations, but if there could be a problem with a head crash, then I would say FIRST try to get your important data off of the drive before running diagnostics.

pianowizard · #5 Post by **pianowizard** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:04 pm

How about PC-Doctor or even WinXP's Error-checking tool?

brainpicker · #6 Post by **brainpicker** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:33 pm

pianowizard wrote:How about PC-Doctor or even WinXP's Error-checking tool?

Yeah, I always use PC-Doctor because when I call IBM for service that's what they always have me do before determining replacement. Have you tried that?

- Yak

mi2ke · #7 Post by **mi2ke** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:38 pm

Yu can check hdd speed, read smart info and do a low level error check:
http://www.hdtune.com/hdtune_210.exe

Looks like this:

hard drive test?

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