Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:23:58 -0700 From: jekillen <jekillen@prodigy.net> To: Rob <r17fbsd@xxiii.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hard drive RPM Message-ID: <176fd4fb189c8945992f91a24bb745b5@prodigy.net> In-Reply-To: <46F1C7D1.1000804@xxiii.com> References: <7f28909c2f575ccd98796e2af18d4e05@prodigy.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070919194836.02689a78@mail.computinginnovations.com> <46F1C7D1.1000804@xxiii.com>
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On Sep 19, 2007, at 6:07 PM, Rob wrote: > Derek Ragona wrote: >> Run the manufacturer's diagnostic utility to check the drives speed >> and performance. Most of these utilities also give you the drive >> model and serial number as well. Look for a self-booting version >> that is a cd-rom ISO, these usually run FreeDOS to easily access the >> hardware from a cd-rom boot image. > > I'd suggest the "Ultimate Boot CD" here: > http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ > It's a bootable ISO image with all the major disk mfgr's diags and > other good stuff, ready to go. > > -RW > Thanks for both these responses. JK
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