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Subject: Re: Stress testing/burning in HDD's
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On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 01:59:25PM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote:
> I have an array that has a drive that keeps timing out/failing... So I need
> to replace it. However, I want to stress test/burn in a replacement disk
> first.
> 
> What is the best way to do this?

Use smartmontools to run long self-tests. You can also try tools
like mhdd (free) and spinrite (commercial) for in-depth analysis
of a hard drive.