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nan0_man
06-20-08, 07:08 AM
I dropped a HDD last night...Is there any software I can use to make sure its not damaged?

Krypto
06-20-08, 07:26 AM
I dropped a HDD last night...Is there any software I can use to make sure its not damaged?

Who's the manufacturer?

NiTrO bOiE
06-20-08, 09:39 AM
Try Data Lifeguard Diagnostics from WD
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=608&sid=3&lang=en

It's basically just a SMART reader, that'll run tests on the hard drive.

SpoilerFX
06-21-08, 04:16 PM
I find HD Tune somewhat interesting. Just run it and click on the Health tab. It will show quite a bit of information. My laptop hard drive has over 2000 hours run time :clap: