Re: how to find bad blocks
On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:44:02 +0100, Vadkan Jozsef wrote:
> Besides the badblocks app?
>
> We have a samsung hdd, that keeps falling out of raid, but there are no
> bad blocks on it, according to "badblocks" prog.
>
> we would like to return it [warranty], but it would be better to find
> e.g. bad blocks on it..:\ :D
You can use the manufacturer's tools provided for that same purpose.
I dunno for Samsung, but Seagate has SeaTools¹ (only ata/sata) that can
be run from a live cd and works with other hard disk brands.
¹ http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools
Greetings,
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Camaleón
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