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I have a 3 TB SATA HDD that was considered "bad" but I have reasons to believe that it was the controller card of the computer it came from that was bad.
Before using it, I'd like to make sure it's good.
I read:
This: http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/S.M.A.R.T.
A good part of this: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/man/smartd.8.html
And this very interesting thread: http://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/testing-hard-drives.15436/
My question is:
Do you think running a conveyance test and getting positive results would be reliable enough for me to consider the HDD as good?
I also read about that the "Long/Extended" test takes roughly 1 minute per gigabyte... quickly, this would mean over 50 hours for a 3 Tb drive... so a little bit over 2 days...
I don't mind doing it, but everywhere I read, it only speaks about the conveyance test.
Anyhow, in conclusion, what should I do to make sure the drive is good (with SMART or not, btw)
Thanks!!
I have a 3 TB SATA HDD that was considered "bad" but I have reasons to believe that it was the controller card of the computer it came from that was bad.
Before using it, I'd like to make sure it's good.
I read:
This: http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/S.M.A.R.T.
A good part of this: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/man/smartd.8.html
And this very interesting thread: http://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/testing-hard-drives.15436/
My question is:
Do you think running a conveyance test and getting positive results would be reliable enough for me to consider the HDD as good?
I also read about that the "Long/Extended" test takes roughly 1 minute per gigabyte... quickly, this would mean over 50 hours for a 3 Tb drive... so a little bit over 2 days...
I don't mind doing it, but everywhere I read, it only speaks about the conveyance test.
Anyhow, in conclusion, what should I do to make sure the drive is good (with SMART or not, btw)
Thanks!!