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I use this package routinely to get the status and check all of my drives.

However, so far, I have never been able to convince a manufacturer to accept the results as proof of a failure, and have to resort to using their tools to get RMA work done. This usually requires booting with a boot cd if the manufacturer has one, or actually installing the drive in a windows system to use the tools.

Articles like this might help to change their minds.
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This doesn't surprise me at all. Hopefully this changes, but a lot of manufacturers probably look at their software for the basis of warranty returns. I.e. if program X says it's failing but our program says it's not, then obviously there is no problem.

Half the time I also think they intentionally make it harder so as to cause people to just junk the drive instead because it's too much effort.
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Ah ...
jack6666 29th Sep 2011
... very nicely detailed instructions. I found them most useful and extend a warm and kind sense of gratitude. Outdoor Holiday Lights | Outdoor Lights | Solar Flood Lights
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