S stouthm Get over it Feb 18, 2018 #1 As the title suggest is there a program that will test your hard drive and let you know it's health? Thanks. It's not a solid state.
As the title suggest is there a program that will test your hard drive and let you know it's health? Thanks. It's not a solid state.
C clam1952 Welsh Narrow Gauge nut. Feb 18, 2018 #2 stouthm said: As the title suggest is there a program that will test your hard drive and let you know it's health? Thanks. It's not a solid state. Click to expand... Hard Disk Sentinel, use the free trial https://www.hdsentinel.com/ Were giving the full version away free a couple of weeks ago....
stouthm said: As the title suggest is there a program that will test your hard drive and let you know it's health? Thanks. It's not a solid state. Click to expand... Hard Disk Sentinel, use the free trial https://www.hdsentinel.com/ Were giving the full version away free a couple of weeks ago....
S stouthm Get over it Feb 19, 2018 #3 Thank you Malc. Thought I had heard some noises coming from my drive but according to this program my drive is operating at 95% so now I'm good to go.
Thank you Malc. Thought I had heard some noises coming from my drive but according to this program my drive is operating at 95% so now I'm good to go.
F fourteen Well-known member Feb 19, 2018 #4 I belive Western Digtal has something you can download and check. My primary hard drive is going bad, hoping it will last till I can afford to buy a new one.
I belive Western Digtal has something you can download and check. My primary hard drive is going bad, hoping it will last till I can afford to buy a new one.
F fourteen Well-known member Feb 20, 2018 #6 https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?lang=en Looks as if only works on there hard drives though.
P pcas1986 Well-known member Feb 20, 2018 #7 Seagate has its SeaTools for Windows that tests its own plus other brands. It seems to provide more information for Seagate drives though.
Seagate has its SeaTools for Windows that tests its own plus other brands. It seems to provide more information for Seagate drives though.
V Vostrail Member Feb 21, 2018 #8 CrystalDiskMark is a free utility that will benchmark all makes of drive including SSDs. Available from numerous sources, including the Microsoft App store.
CrystalDiskMark is a free utility that will benchmark all makes of drive including SSDs. Available from numerous sources, including the Microsoft App store.
