http://www.hardwarecentral.com/ The place to talk about hard disks, CDs and DVDs, printers, mice, what have you. en Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/images/misc/rss.png http://www.hardwarecentral.com/ http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184471-chkdsk-good-Seatools-failed&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:07 GMT I have a Toshiba 320 GB Hard Drive. I have it on a USB device to test it right now. Chkdsk says no... I have a Toshiba 320 GB Hard Drive. I have it on a USB device to test it right now. Chkdsk says no bad sectors but SeaTools from Seagate says Failed with the short test and the long test. So is this drive good or bad?

I have Data Lifeguard and did a low level write zeros to the drive and then ran Seatools and now it shows Not Failed on the tests. So now is the drive good or bad?

Is Seatools or any other hard drive utility a better test than chkdsk to know the integrity of a drive? ]]> Storage and Peripherals jonny b http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184471-chkdsk-good-Seatools-failed http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184433-Corsair-SSD-Toolbox-Software&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 02:32:41 GMT Corsair has finally release it's own SSD toolbox software.
While not in the same league as those from Intel and Samsung, it's better than nothing I guess.

Corsair SSD Toolbox Software Overview - Better than Never

One of the largest distinguishing factors between a number of the large SSD manufacturers and the enthusiast product providers has been a SSD software package. When purchasing an Intel, Samsung or even OCZ SSD, one of the perks has been a collection of software tools built-into a single interface. Most "toolboxes" display status information from SMART attributes, allow for on-the-fly firmware updates with the firmware downloading through the toolbox and the ability to secure erase the SSD without the hassle of making a Parted Magic boot disk. SSD toolboxes are great for a number of purposes and your SSD either has one, or it doesn't...

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