that did the trick, thanks.
On 11/23/2011 9:34 AM, Greg Sevart wrote:
Yes, you need to select the drive letter as the path ("Folder") and not a
device.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware-
[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 8:27 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] Burn in for new HDs
Must have done something wrong then, this thing came
pre-formatted...it's drive N.
On 11/23/2011 9:15 AM, Greg Sevart wrote:
For a raw device, that's correct. Just put a partition on it, format,
and
assign a drive letter--then the free version will be just fine.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware-
[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 7:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] Burn in for new HDs
It seems one has to pay for this tester to use on a "Device". Is this
correct? I downloaded the free version but it wouldn't run on the
device connected via usb. I'm not a professional tech, so I'd rather
not
pay, even though I do feel the need to try to ensure these drives are
good before ripping into them.
On 11/22/2011 10:01 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote:
At 09:27 PM 22/11/2011, Greg Sevart wrote:
I run Bart's Stuff Test in loop mode for 24 hours or 1 full cycle,
whichever
comes later. This goes through seq read/write, random read/write, and
half-stroke read/write for the entire drive to complete 1 loop.
Far from perfect, but it makes me feel a little better about the
drive at
least.
Yes, this is the best tester I've come across. You could also monitor
SMART if your external case supports it.
T
