I’m looking to add some large Enterprise HDD’s to my array and was wondering if a Long Smart Test would be sufficient before putting the drive into service?

I use Windows/Snapraid and have/use HDD Sentinel and also could run Read and/or write tests.

I’m curious what others testing methods are after a drive is shipped to them before putting it into service?

  • fullinator4@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m a bit extreme. I run bad blocks non stop for a few days. (Usually 3-5) to simulate a workload my NAS will never have. Then I run a smart scan that scans the surface of the entire disk. A little overkill but it works.