Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length

 
Advanced search

2077 Posts in 556 Topics- by 1237 Members - Latest Member: T Hansen

May 22, 2012, 06:56:33 AM
Dr. Blip's PC-Doctor® ForumDr. Blip's ForumAsk Our Experts (Moderators: Chris Hill, James_PCD, SMart)Hard Drive tests, does corrupted files give false alarm?
« previous next »
Pages: [1]
Print
Author Topic: Hard Drive tests, does corrupted files give false alarm?  (Read 654 times) Bookmark and Share
0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
gregplus
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 4


View Profile
« on: October 28, 2009, 09:43:57 PM »
I tested WD hard drive it failed linear read test and after formating drive it passing this test (SMART test OK).

The question is will PC Doctor detect drive as bad if there are corrupted files or problems with file system/partition OR this mean that drive should be replaced?

So basically how do I know when I need to replace drive or when I have to do format?
« Last Edit: October 28, 2009, 09:46:26 PM by gregplus » Logged
fwilson
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 784



View Profile
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2009, 09:47:19 AM »
gregplus,

PCDR will not detect corrupted files per say.  It reads patterns off the drive and compares them.  There are many reasons files become corrupted that have nothing to do with the drive itself like a bad controller, RAM etc.

The SMART tests are a good indication of drive health.  As read and write errors occur, counters in the drives SMART logs are incremented.  When a predetermined threshold is exceeded you will see a SMART error.  When this happens, it is time to buy a new drive.  If the SMART tests pass the drive itself is most likely in good shape.

-Fred
Logged
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.”  ~ J.C. Watts
Pages: [1]
Print
« previous next »
Jump to:  

© 2012 PC-Doctor, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.