Jan 7, 2022 · I've seen people recommending HDDScan to test a new hard drive before putting it in use. What I'm wondering is which tests should I run?

Nov 28, 2023 · Is this the correct order of things, or should I do one of the tests in HDDScan? —— NOW, on the other hand I have WD 2Tb blue HDD with a current pending sector count …

Dec 29, 2019 · HDDScan VS CrystalDiskInfo | How bad is this drive? Hi, i'm testing one hard disk with two different software: HDDScan and CrystalDiskInfo. HDDScan reports about 2266 bad blocks, …

Apr 7, 2021 · OK so 2 weeks ago i grab the 12 tb element and i plan to shuck it for internal use. I was told to run test for ti for 24 hours before actually chucking it to amde sure it is good. I run hddscan for …

Jan 13, 2022 · I also have the SMART status from CrystalDiskInfo after running completing the test on HDDScan. Few questions: Is my new hdd healthy? Should I return it? Why do the same blocks have …

Dec 29, 2019 · HDDScan VS CrystalDiskInfo | How bad is this drive? Hi, i'm testing one hard disk with two different software: HDDScan and CrystalDiskInfo. HDDScan reports about 2266 bad blocks, …

May 28, 2023 · I ran an Erase test with HDDScan, which ran with a speed of roughly 100 MB/s. But, the Verify test only ran at roughly 10 MB/s before I stopped it at around 20% done.

Mar 10, 2024 · HGST 12TB HDD (2ALE601) - primary drive I want to test WD 320GB HDD (WD3200AAKS) - secondary drive HDDScan 4.1.0.29 h2testw 1.4 smartmontools 7.2 First ran a …

May 21, 2021 · Would like to be sure its a verified quality software, before downloading it and using to test my new hard drive. Would this be your top recommended…

Dec 17, 2020 · HDDscan can be buggy, and sometimes when it starts reporting bad sectors it will keep doing that for the rest of the scan. Maybe try HDDscan version 3.3?