Hi guys,
I have 4 X 4 TB SATA drives that I want to test.
I'd like to run a SMART long tests on them.
I'm wondering if there's a way to do that without having to open up my FreeNAS box and plugging the drives in SATA.
I have drive enclosures that would allow me to connect the drives with USB.
I don't think I can run SMART test though USB, am I right?
Could I run tests from a Windows or OS X machine with the USB enclosure?
Is that reliable as much as the SMART test ?
Or I could use a machine that's sitting around, install the drives and install FreeNAS or FreeBSD for the sole purpose of testing the drives but I feel this is complicated just for testing drives.
So, my question, basically : what's the most efficient, yet reliable, way to test HDD ?
Thanks !
I have 4 X 4 TB SATA drives that I want to test.
I'd like to run a SMART long tests on them.
I'm wondering if there's a way to do that without having to open up my FreeNAS box and plugging the drives in SATA.
I have drive enclosures that would allow me to connect the drives with USB.
I don't think I can run SMART test though USB, am I right?
Could I run tests from a Windows or OS X machine with the USB enclosure?
Is that reliable as much as the SMART test ?
Or I could use a machine that's sitting around, install the drives and install FreeNAS or FreeBSD for the sole purpose of testing the drives but I feel this is complicated just for testing drives.
So, my question, basically : what's the most efficient, yet reliable, way to test HDD ?
Thanks !