Re: tool to determine if hd failing

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Agree with Richard absolutely. You'll need to use the manufacturer's
diagnostics anyway if you want to get a replacement drive under your
warranty.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u2vMy5GeFHA.2288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Every drive manufacturer has a download to test "their" hard drives. Go to
> the appropriate web site for your hard drive.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
>
> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
>
> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
> "John Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-yahoo-dot-com> wrote in message
> news:O3C6azDeFHA.2736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Is there any diagnostic tool that can be run which will give some
> > indication that a hard drive is about to go out ?
> >
> > Over the years, on various machines (commercial and custom built),
> > preceding total drive failure I've experienced some or all the following
> > symptoms, usually in sequence:
> >
> > 1. drive makes more noise than typically has in past
> >
> > 2. drive spins longer than typically has in past
> >
> > 3. drive begins clicks on a regular interval -- not necessarily
> > continuously, but
> >
> > 4. rate of clicking accelerates
> >
> > 5. clicking becomes continuous
> >
> > 6. clicking begins occurring on irregular intervals
> >
> >
> > On my Dell Optiplex GX270 , I am currently at stage 3.
> >
> >
>
>


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