check hard disk for hardware errors

cccc · 09-04-2010, 03:00 PM

hi

Howto check hard disk for hardware errors without damaging installed OS?

tredegar · 09-04-2010, 03:15 PM

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AlucardZero · 09-04-2010, 03:15 PM

badblock's non-destructive read-only test

cccc · 09-04-2010, 06:13 PM

Thx, I will try the follwoning:

Code:

# badblocks -nvs /dev/hda

thorkelljarl · 09-04-2010, 06:42 PM

The manufacturer's tools...

There are HDD utilities available from the makers of the HDDs, SeaTools(Seagate), ESTool(Samsung),etc. that you can burn as a live-cd and run.

dalai lama · 09-05-2010, 08:19 AM

Hello

If you suspect a bad hard disk I would recommend to run smartmontools to check the status of the disk(s). You can run the program while your system is running.

smartctl -t short /dev/sdX
This will perform a short test on the mentioned hdd. Will take about 2 minutes. You can also replace 'short' for 'long' to perform a long test. The results can be shown with
Smartctl -a /dev/sdX

If you doubt about the output you may also post the results.
Good luck.

H_TeXMeX_H · 09-05-2010, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thorkelljarl

The manufacturer's tools...

There are HDD utilities available from the makers of the HDDs, SeaTools(Seagate), ESTool(Samsung),etc. that you can burn as a live-cd and run.

Many are included on:
http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/

so I recommend using that instead.