Good program to scan for errors in HDD?

[Picollo]

one of my hdds (2 are seagate and a wd) is making a hell of a ticking noise but i cant seem to find which hdd is it, as im using the tool that comes with windows but it doesnt detect any errors. what program do you guys use and recommend to detect errors in HDD? Is there a program that tells the users that the HDD lifecycle is coming to and end and tells the user to do a backup before its too late?

[BALTAGY]

Try HDD Regenerator 2011

 

HomePage:

http://www.dposoft.net/hdd.html

 

Download installer and patch/keygen BRD:

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[debebee]

The  ticking noise is the sign your hard disk is on the way out...

Salvage whatever you can..

 

HDD Regenerator 2011 will only confirm that ... but the end is near .

Using it will just stress out your HDD

Use whatever time you have left to to life what you can

 

[thunderpants]

yeh , i tend to agree with teodz1984 though i have used HDD Regenerator  before  ,it is very good at "repairing/bypassing" damaged sectors if you're desperate..

 

It will also show if you have some damage there.

 

It's one of those programs that will run when others won't.

[debebee]

if it is an internal drive you can go to the windows eventlog to see what drive is erring

 

Drive0 is the primary

Drive1 is the secondary

Drive3 is the tertiary 

and so on

[Dodel]

Spinrite.

[neofita]

inside Windows you can try HDDScan

[Kalju]

10 hours ago, Picollo said:

one of my hdds (2 are seagate and a wd) is making a hell of a ticking noise but i cant seem to find which hdd is it, as im using the tool that comes with windows but it doesnt detect any errors. what program do you guys use and recommend to detect errors in HDD? Is there a program that tells the users that the HDD lifecycle is coming to and end and tells the user to do a backup before its too late?

It is already in Your computer installed and Windows run it every time if computer starts. Of course, if this function is not disabled by You. If have disabled, run it sometimes manually (here is tutorial - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491051.aspx)

 

[neofita]

59 minutes ago, Kalju said:

It is already in Your computer installed and Windows run it every time if computer starts. Of course, if this function is not disabled by You. If have disabled, run it sometimes manually (here is tutorial - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491051.aspx)

 

 

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[Kalju]

Unfortunately, I didn't notice that the link once again was changed before posting to false, adding to the end )
This is absolutely typical.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491051.aspx

 

[thunderpants]

Oh yeh , i forgot to mention Hard Disk Sentinel Professional.

It will show how bad your disk is and probably tell you to "backup now!" 

[thunderpants]

Couldn't edit post above ,it wouldn't open up after clicking 'edit'

 

Anyway i was just looking at an old usb boot disk .

 

It has the FalconFour's Ultimate Boot CD 4.6 installed on it.

I booted up the miniXp enviroment.

In the harddrive tools section it has a program called : 'Victoria 446beta'  a low level scanner.

There is also a dos version: Victoria 3.3.3

 

They run ok from within the miniXp os but might not wok ok on x64 systems ,not sure.

 

I think the author's russian site is still active :

hdd-911DOTcom

[KRS]

The one that I have personally been useful is Wise Care365, It is the Swiss knife, many tools. HDD regenerator is equally effective.

[thunderpants]

English help for the Victoria program i mention in previous post.

 

http://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?t=12829&start=

 

also has lots of more help for harddrives.

[neofita]

On ‎11‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 2:24 PM, Kalju said:

Unfortunately, I didn't notice that the link once again was changed before posting to false, adding to the end )
This is absolutely typical.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491051.aspx

 

 

No problem friend, I just wanted to read

[galaxyquestor]

On 5/11/2017 at 7:02 AM, Kalju said:

It is already in Your computer installed and Windows run it every time if computer starts. Of course, if this function is not disabled by You. If have disabled, run it sometimes manually (here is tutorial - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491051.aspx)

 

When I can't tell which drive is making a noise, I use a very low-tech solution, based on an old auto-mechanic's trick: I take a non-conductive 9" - 12" rod (pencil-sized dowel with a slant carved on the end (about 45 degrees, in order to maximize contact with the hard-drive - or fan's) surface.  A little sandpaper to round the other end so it will fit comfortably in your outer ear canal, and you carefully place the angled tip on each drive, and fan's surface, and listen to the sounds coming through the solid rod (a pencil-sized dowel works perfectly), by putting the rounded other end in your ear, so that it blocks any sounds from getting through.

You will CLEARLY hear the workings of the drive (or, again, fan - which often fools people into thinking it's a drive, when in fact it's simply an unbalanced or defective fan), and this allows you to hear every tiniest noise and rotational movement in the drive. You can move it around to even narrow down the location within the component making the noise.

I used to use this trick to determine in a noisy car engine whether a valve or rod was defective, if a pump was bad, etc. 

The principle is old - as old as the stethoscope, but works like a charm.

Simply jot down the sound and component, and check them all.

You WILL find what is wrong - or not wrong - and this costs nothing. 

Just a little common sense can sometimes surpass the priciest, most complex digital solution. 

I hope this helps you as much as it's helped me, over the many, many years I've been building and repairing computers. 

Peace

[pc71520]

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[Holmes]

I recommend spinrite and seagate seatools tests.

[knowledge-Spammer]

 

[12stones]

https://drevitalize.com/

 

Its Free and Works fine

[12stones]

On 10/05/2017 at 8:58 PM, Picollo said:

one of my hdds (2 are seagate and a wd) is making a hell of a ticking noise but i cant seem to find which hdd is it, as im using the tool that comes with windows but it doesnt detect any errors. what program do you guys use and recommend to detect errors in HDD? Is there a program that tells the users that the HDD lifecycle is coming to and end and tells the user to do a backup before its too late?

Do not buy Seagate the best for me is WD

[brain_death]

I would use SpinRite if your HDD has not already gone too far. This program is old and *very* slow on large, modern hard drives. But it has worked for me in the past, where all else has failed. Be prepared to leave it running while you go out, go to bed, go on vacation (almost!): the results are worth it.

 

But, the clicking sound is ominous and usually means, you should back up *now* without delay. Software can only fix so much, after all. CrystalDiskInfo is the best app in my view, for keeping a regular eye on your HDD/SSD and ensuring things don't reach this point next time...

 

b-_-d

 

[12stones]

On 11/09/2017 at 4:55 PM, brain_death said:

I would use SpinRite if your HDD has not already gone too far. This program is old and *very* slow on large, modern hard drives. But it has worked for me in the past, where all else has failed. Be prepared to leave it running while you go out, go to bed, go on vacation (almost!): the results are worth it.

 

But, the clicking sound is ominous and usually means, you should back up *now* without delay. Software can only fix so much, after all. CrystalDiskInfo is the best app in my view, for keeping a regular eye on your HDD/SSD and ensuring things don't reach this point next time...

 

b-_-d

 

HD tune shows a lot of usefull info too