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Old 03-10-2005, 17:14   #1
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Hi i have two maxtor 120gb satas comin tomorrow from eBay. wondering what tools or software i could use to test the hard drives on my system to make sure they a OK!
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Old 03-10-2005, 17:33   #2
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goto maxtor and download there utilities
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Re: testing hard drives
Formatting the drives is as good as test as any - a full format (not quick format) should write to every sector on the disk.
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Re: testing hard drives
I've used PowerMax before, but only on PATA not SATA drives... try looking on the Maxtor site for info about PowerMax to see if it works with SATA drives
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