[TriLUG] exhaustive disk testing

[John Mitchell]

> So the question is:
> What is the best way to do a long, exhaustive disk test to
> find out if the drive is really bad (and have some output
> to include in our warranty claim)?


For the Seagate, I use this (a bootable CD)
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools

and for WD, here is their bootable CD:
http://support.wdc.com/download/?cxml=n&pid=999&swid=30

fairly painless. If you want, stick the drive on another boxen for the test.

john mitchell