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Bench Testing Hard Drives Before Installation
How do users test hard drives before installation in a ReadyNAS?
I test my WD RE drives by mounting the drive in a Win XP box, then NTFS format.
Sometimes I use WD Diagnostics tool to read all sectors.
Neither approach writes and verifies data to all blocks.
Thanks, Greg
I test my WD RE drives by mounting the drive in a Win XP box, then NTFS format.
Sometimes I use WD Diagnostics tool to read all sectors.
Neither approach writes and verifies data to all blocks.
Thanks, Greg
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- I'm sure tools like HDTune and ATTO do this. But do people really do this nowadays??? HDDs are tested at factory, and have fantastic anti-shock tech today. I've never bothered personally.
- I usually do a long test with WDC Lifeguard (or Seatools) before putting them in the NAS. Odds of failure are low, but I'd rather not see issues turn up when I start the RAID restriping in the NAS.
Its best not to format them though - sometimes that confuses the NAS. - > I usually do a long test with WDC Lifeguard (or Seatools) before putting them in the NAS
New large WD drives are "Advanced Format" and require "WD Align" if used within older OS like WinXP.
Does WD Lifeguard on WinXP box need WD Align first, if the intended use will eventually be on ReadyNAS?
Thanks, gregb
No. The ReadyNAS does its own formatting. Recent ReadyNAS firmware releases all provide 4K sector alignment.gregb-pro wrote: New large WD drives are "Advanced Format" and require "WD Align" if used within older OS like WinXP.
Does WD Lifeguard on WinXP box need WD Align first, if the intended use will eventually be on ReadyNAS?
Thanks, gregb
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