Another alternative may be to get the Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD), which ships with a number of motherboard tooks, manufacturer hard drive tools, filesystem tools, plus a copy of the INSERT live Linux distro.
I have successfully used this at work to get the manufacturer's failure code from a dead (dying) Maxtor drive. It is available from http://wired.s6n.com/files/ubcd/ --b On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 20:18 -0300, Stephen Cormier wrote: > On Saturday 27 May 2006 19:36, thierry wrote: > > Is there any way to test an HD before installing an new system on it? > > I haave a strong suspiion about the reability of this HD, but money is > > still a problem in disregarding it right away > > Thank you for help. > > Thierry > > Go To the manufacturer's website and check in the support section for a > downloadable testing program, most have one there that you make a boot floppy > with then boot from it to test. > > Stephen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
