
This program can be downloaded for Windows as a portable program or as a regular program with a normal installer. Set the storage controller mode to ATA/IDE and try Seatools for DOS again. The latest version works with Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, and Vista, but there's an outdated edition you can get for older Windows versions. Dont forget to apply the native storage controller mode back after the test is done. Remember to always back up important data.It's also available for Linux and Mac operating systems, as well as included in a couple of LiveCD/LiveUSB programs. What does crystal disk info say about your hdd? Have you run any diagnostics? Check the mfg's website to see if there is one, or use hddscan. My pc is too slow and it doesn't make any sense I only dealt with a bad ssd once at work. If you have an ssd I couldn't say too much about those going bad. Before even scanning I noticed it was constantly at 100% utilizarion in task manager and simple things like opening a browser or file could take up to 10 minutes.

I don't remember for sure what software I used but I think it was HDDscan. Some major brand oem systems (such as dell, hp) have diagnostics baked into the motherboard firmware that can do these tests as part of its overall diagnostics test suite. Smart diagnostics can be done with drive manufacturer's utilities, or a number of third-party utilities, such as hddscan for windows. Time to download my entire steam library on these puppies : D Yes those are all 4tb hdds so 16tb total. How to verify health of the newly purchased refurbished harddrive? HDDScan can show you where there are bad sectors on the drive. GSmartControl is a great free program for checking the drive for physical damage.


If you have a hard drive enclosure, I would recommend using the enclosure to connect the drive to a computer, and running a drive diagnostic utility. The issue is that files became corrupted, resulting in it needing to check the file system.
