IBM - Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.06

[dipdude]

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http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=2828&file=12&evp=aa808bf3733b3791339db0d4e62b899a
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=2828&file=13&evp=aa808bf3733b3791339db0d4e62b899a

I think all Ide brands can be tested, size 3 MB :cool2:

The Drive Fitness Test (DFT) provides a quick, reliable method to test SCSI and IDE hard disk drives. The Drive Fitness Test analyze function performs read tests without overwriting customer data. (However, Drive Fitness Test is bundled with some restoration utilities that will overwrite data).

Editors Note: This download is in ISO format and will will create a bootable CD. A floppy version is also available for download.

[Eazy]

You can also download Drive Fitness Test (v4.06) from the Hitachi site…

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

… also available on this page is the Hitachi Feature Tool (v2.00) which can be used for setting the Acoustic Management levels to make the HDD run silently - this works not only on Hitachi drives but also some other manufacturers drives - I use it on my Maxtor HDDs.