On 01/28/2013 03:29 PM, Galen Seitz wrote: > >> Are there any Linux disk utilities that will really stress the drive to >> make sure it is really OK? > Not sure about this. I'd give SeaTools a try. > > > galen
Most distros have smartmontools either installed or available: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/using-smartctl-to-get-smart-status-information-on-your-hard-drives/1389 smartd/smartctl lets you see what the smart data says. In Ubuntu you can access this via: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/37659/the-beginners-guide-to-linux-disk-utilities/ A destructive test tool available in most distros is "badblocks" that will write data to the drive to test for errors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badblocks You can run a destructive badblocks test for a day and see if errors in the platter get remapped and/or flagged by SMART. Ed _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
