How to test Hard Disk Drive For damage/bad sectors/clusters? ( 2 Views )

1. The Hard drives I want to test are maxtors one is a 6Y80PO and the other is a 6Y160PO I want to do this test because I tripped over a wire and knocked my computer over while it was running and I want to see if any damage occured to my harddrives. So what is a good program to use? This is my HTPC Computer and it was not recording at the time of the incident. Thanks
   
   
   (mustafa, Iceland)


2. Maxtor has a free utility on their site that will test out the drives.
   
   
   (elif, Nepal)


3. What ever the manufactor of your hard drives is has a utility for download. Windows itself has one.
   
   
   (kadir, Guinea)


4. I used Maxtors and I did a full scan and it found no errors should I use windows Chkdsk on my drives also?
   
   
   (affe, Palau)


5. Don't see the harm in doing so. Go ahead.
   
   
   (yaðmur, Nicaragua)

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