-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, 2009-07-04 at 18:29 +0100, David Bolt wrote: ...
There are also the SMART tests, using smartctl, or the utility from the manufacturer. Format is irrelevant, and can be tested "live".
And those tests can take considerably less time than a run through with badblocks. Only problem is it doesn't test the drive surface, but does tell you if the drive thinks it's failing.
It depends on the manufacturer and the date; seagates do. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkpPyv4ACgkQtTMYHG2NR9VoKACfTpFkAEgJX1bFq7xXdryqgLXL tzkAn2wThJn2a76b7NGY+GCs0Km6GELF =EjbG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org