topic Re: check Hard Disk for hardware errors in Operating System - Microsoft

check Hard Disk for hardware errors

'chris' — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:11:29 GMT

hi

Howto check Hard Disk for hardware errors without damaging installed OS?

Re: check Hard Disk for hardware errors

wobbe — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:04:38 GMT

http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools
http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm

Or try a linux live cdrom (parted magic is nice). Most of them have tools to check the s.m.a.r.t. counters.
You could use the command dd to try and read all hd sectors.

Re: check Hard Disk for hardware errors

P Muralidhar Kini — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:35:43 GMT

Hi Chris,

You can use the CHKDSK that comes with Windows -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
http://www.pctechguide.com/tutorials/HDDMaint_Chkdsk.htm

Or you can use some tools that check the disk health
http://www.drivehealth.com/
http://www.ariolic.com/activesmart/index.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tulloch_pc_health.mspx

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Murali

Re: check Hard Disk for hardware errors

Michal Kapalka (mikap) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:43:19 GMT

hi Chris,

in this case you could use the SMART functionality on the HDD :

"Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.

mikap