Re: [gentoo-user] Want to seriously test a NEW hard drive

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

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What do you gain if you abuse your drive so hard that its lifetime is
severly impacted?
Am 06.08.2012 11:47 schrieb "Dale" <rdalek1967@gmail.com>:

> Dale wrote:
> > Howdy,
> >
> > I finally got me a 3Tb drive on the way.  Should be here Wednesday.  I
> > have seen some reviews where it would not work right.  I think some of
> > it may be BIOS related since some BIOS's don't like drives that large.
> > Anyway, I want to test this thing real good to really make sure it is up
> > to the task before putting my data on it.  It's going to be so much
> > data, there is really no way to do back-ups at this point.  Come on, 2
> > to 3Tbs on 4Gb DVDs.  Really?  lol  Maybe a external drive later on but
> > for now, well.
> >
> > I have heard of bonnie and friends.  I also think dd could do some
> > testing too.  Is there any other way to give this a good work and see if
> > it holds up?  Oh, helpful hints with Bonnie would be great too.  I have
> > never used it before.  Maybe someone has some test that is really brutal.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > :-)  :-)
> >
>
> I seem to have got a few really good responses to my question.  Since I
> really want to test this drive really hard, I'll try them all.  lol  If
> it survives a few runs of all this, maybe it is going to live.  Like the
> one with the script too.  May have to edit for my needs but certainly a
> GREAT start.
>
> While at it, I found a lot of references to the flood in Japan or I
> assume it was Japan.  Anyone think this could still be a problem?
> Should they all be flushed out of the system by now?  Pardon the flush
> term there.  ;-)
>
> Linky:
>
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1310560&CatId=4357
>
> Please, no hard drive brand flame wars.  Seagates fail, WD fails, they
> all fail at some point.  We all know that already.  This is what I got
> so it is what it is.  :-D  That is why I want to test this thing like a
> wild man BEFORE putting anything on it.  If it has a issue, hopefully
> the test will bring that to the front now instead of later.
>
> Waiting on Wednesday to get here now.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
> P. S.  What is a good way to back up something this large BESIDES
> another drive the same size or larger?  I thought about getting a blue
> ray burner but even that will take a lot of media.  Another drive is all
> I can think of myself.
>
> --
> I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or
> how you interpreted my words!
>
>
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