hd tester program

jasonchiu · April 4th, 2005, 08:16 AM

hey guys is there some program that lets me test how good my hd is.

i saw viper use some program and it showed how each of his hd did.

andyhui01 · April 4th, 2005, 08:17 AM

what do you want to know, cache, RPM and storage?... I think the software viper posted was for his CPU, not his Harddisk images/smilies/wink.gif

ziad · April 4th, 2005, 09:17 AM

hi, the software u want to find out is SMART. it basically checks HDD statistics like temp, read write errors etc. and can actually give an estimated life of the HDD. you first need to turn on the SMART feature on ur bios. then download a program which give the statistics. I had a good program which profiled ur computer including the HDD stuff unfortunately i forgot the name... i will try and search for it again... in the mean time u can try download.com or similar do a search for HDD and SMART

Jostyrostelli · April 4th, 2005, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyhui01

what do you want to know, cache, RPM and storage?... I think the software viper posted was for his CPU, not his Harddisk images/smilies/wink.gif

Do Harddisks have RPM these days? images/smilies/lol.gif

ziad · April 4th, 2005, 09:49 AM

ahh found it.. it was called aida32 but the company was taken over by www.lavalys.com, it is now called "everest home edition"

andyhui01 · April 4th, 2005, 10:34 AM

but I believe if you want to check HD temp, you need to install a sensor and stick it on your HD, I don't think it is built in... I might be wrong though.

And jos... you are really hopeless in computers images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

bigfoot1942 · April 4th, 2005, 11:51 AM

HD temp sensors are built in.
Download Speedfan to check all your temps, and it can read the SMART data from you harddisks as well.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Kip_6666 · April 4th, 2005, 12:06 PM

You can try HDTach to benchmark your drives.

http://majorgeeks.com/download672.html

Heres mine:

A maxtor 40 gig, 7200rpm, about 2 years old:

http://img107.exs.cx/img107/2256/maxtor8fj.gif

And my 200 gig seagate, about half a year old:

http://img107.exs.cx/img107/7015/seagate1dy.gif

TechZ · April 4th, 2005, 12:25 PM

Everest is ace, it tell you all you need to know about your pc, whenever I do over the net tech support, I tell the users to install this and help diagnose the h/w they know nothing about.

Everest Home Edition: http://www.lavalys.hu/downloads/everesthome151.exe

krummi · April 4th, 2005, 02:07 PM

If you are looking to check if the drive is falling apart every maker usually have their own test software available at their site.

jasonchiu · April 4th, 2005, 03:45 PM

which one tells u the rpm?

Kip_6666 · April 4th, 2005, 05:02 PM

Its probaly 7200rpm anyway. Its a 200gig drive, and its pretty new? Its most liekly 7200rpm.

jasonchiu · April 4th, 2005, 05:27 PM

no this ios my 40g i am wondering if it is a 5.4k or 7.2k one

jasonchiu · April 4th, 2005, 06:07 PM

i downloaded them both but i can see how fast my WD hd spin lol. i can see my ibm spin but not my WD :S images/smilies/tongue.gif

bahnstormer · April 4th, 2005, 09:53 PM

just buy a 10,000rpm raptor or a 15,000 rpm scsi and fuck it
why do u care? images/smilies/biggrin.gif

OfTheSin · April 4th, 2005, 10:00 PM

meh. a raid of ultra wide scsi 2 72gb 10k rpm drives are just way to loud for comfort. lol. Have about a TB worth of them in a server at home....when all the computers are on you can barely talk.

pacostacos · April 15th, 2005, 06:13 AM

Does anyone know if speedfan works on a hardward RAID?

April 4th, 2005, 08:16 AM	#1
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	hd tester program hey guys is there some program that lets me test how good my hd is. i saw viper use some program and it showed how each of his hd did.

April 4th, 2005, 08:17 AM	#2
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: 12:33 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,514 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	what do you want to know, cache, RPM and storage?... I think the software viper posted was for his CPU, not his Harddisk __________________

April 4th, 2005, 10:34 AM	#6
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: 12:33 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,514 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	but I believe if you want to check HD temp, you need to install a sensor and stick it on your HD, I don't think it is built in... I might be wrong though. And jos... you are really hopeless in computers __________________

April 4th, 2005, 11:51 AM	#7
bigfoot1942 Joined: Sep 15th, 2004 Last Online: October 17th, 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 864 Rep Power: 0	HD temp sensors are built in. Download Speedfan to check all your temps, and it can read the SMART data from you harddisks as well. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php __________________ thnx viper... youre being very helpful

April 4th, 2005, 12:06 PM	#8
Kip_6666 I Bought This Title :o Joined: May 17th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: The Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 2,967 Car: Saab 93 2.0t @ stage 3 now Rep Power: 31	You can try HDTach to benchmark your drives. http://majorgeeks.com/download672.html Heres mine: A maxtor 40 gig, 7200rpm, about 2 years old: And my 200 gig seagate, about half a year old: __________________ http://www.internet-memes.com My Flickr

April 4th, 2005, 09:17 AM	#3
ziad Joined: Mar 20th, 2005 Last Online: December 30th, 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	hi, the software u want to find out is SMART. it basically checks HDD statistics like temp, read write errors etc. and can actually give an estimated life of the HDD. you first need to turn on the SMART feature on ur bios. then download a program which give the statistics. I had a good program which profiled ur computer including the HDD stuff unfortunately i forgot the name... i will try and search for it again... in the mean time u can try download.com or similar do a search for HDD and SMART

April 4th, 2005, 09:49 AM	#5
ziad Joined: Mar 20th, 2005 Last Online: December 30th, 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	ahh found it.. it was called aida32 but the company was taken over by www.lavalys.com, it is now called "everest home edition"

April 4th, 2005, 12:25 PM	#9
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Age: 24 Posts: 2,425 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 164	Everest is ace, it tell you all you need to know about your pc, whenever I do over the net tech support, I tell the users to install this and help diagnose the h/w they know nothing about. Everest Home Edition: http://www.lavalys.hu/downloads/everesthome151.exe __________________ techzonline.net

April 4th, 2005, 02:07 PM	#10
krummi Joined: Mar 18th, 2005 Last Online: October 20th, 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	If you are looking to check if the drive is falling apart every maker usually have their own test software available at their site. __________________

April 4th, 2005, 03:45 PM	#11
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	which one tells u the rpm?

April 4th, 2005, 05:02 PM	#12
Kip_6666 I Bought This Title :o Joined: May 17th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: The Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 2,967 Car: Saab 93 2.0t @ stage 3 now Rep Power: 31	Its probaly 7200rpm anyway. Its a 200gig drive, and its pretty new? Its most liekly 7200rpm. __________________ http://www.internet-memes.com My Flickr

April 4th, 2005, 05:27 PM	#13
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	no this ios my 40g i am wondering if it is a 5.4k or 7.2k one

April 4th, 2005, 06:07 PM	#14
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	i downloaded them both but i can see how fast my WD hd spin lol. i can see my ibm spin but not my WD :S

April 4th, 2005, 09:53 PM	#15
bahnstormer Joined: Jan 5th, 2004 Last Online: August 25th, 2008 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 1,449 Rep Power: 0	just buy a 10,000rpm raptor or a 15,000 rpm scsi and fuck it why do u care? __________________

April 4th, 2005, 10:00 PM	#16
OfTheSin Joined: Jan 13th, 2005 Last Online: November 13th, 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	meh. a raid of ultra wide scsi 2 72gb 10k rpm drives are just way to loud for comfort. lol. Have about a TB worth of them in a server at home....when all the computers are on you can barely talk.

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April 15th, 2005, 06:13 AM	#17
pacostacos Joined: Mar 21st, 2005 Last Online: December 17th, 2008 Location: California Posts: 49 Rep Power: 0	Does anyone know if speedfan works on a hardward RAID?