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I'm finishing up rebuilding from a bad hard drive. I got no warning that there was a problem (but I wasn't really looking either).
I think I should have some software installed that monitors my hard drives (reads SMART or tests the drive, or such) and lets me know if something is going bad.
So what do you recommend?
I've seen Gibson SpinRite, Passmark DiskCheckup, And Priiform Speccy mentioned here. Is there any consensus among the IT professionals as to what is the best program or method to keep an eye on my hard drives for pending problems? I have computers with Hitachi, HGST, WD, Seagate, and some SSDs by Corsair, Kingston, and Samsung (and probably a few I've forgotten about) so a single program that works with all drive brands would be nice.
Thanks for your feedback.
I think I should have some software installed that monitors my hard drives (reads SMART or tests the drive, or such) and lets me know if something is going bad.
So what do you recommend?
I've seen Gibson SpinRite, Passmark DiskCheckup, And Priiform Speccy mentioned here. Is there any consensus among the IT professionals as to what is the best program or method to keep an eye on my hard drives for pending problems? I have computers with Hitachi, HGST, WD, Seagate, and some SSDs by Corsair, Kingston, and Samsung (and probably a few I've forgotten about) so a single program that works with all drive brands would be nice.
Thanks for your feedback.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HTPC: Custom built
- CPU
- intel i5-2400
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-DS2H
- Memory
- 16GB Corsair DDR3-1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- on-board HD3000
- Sound Card
- On-board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 32" LED
- Hard Drives
- eight HGTS Deskstar NAS, 3TB
seven WD Red NAS, 3TB
one Seagate ES.2, 1TB
one 64GB SSD
- PSU
- Corsair 750W
- Case
- Li-Lian case with SuperMicro hotswap backplane
- Cooling
- Case 4 6" fans, stock CPU cooler
- Other Info
- Two 3-Ware (LSI) model 9650SE-8LPML RAID cards.