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    Anyone know how to run SMART test on External LaCie drive?

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    by slayer_ ·

    My drive apperently just got a couple bad sectors. Considering the drive is barely a year old and has never ever been moved or dropped, something is seriously wrong. I want to see what smart has to say. I tried with Speedfan but the drive doesn’t show in the list.

    Suggestions?

    I have no idea what kind of drive it actually is, just that it is LaCie drive.

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    • #2940247

      Clarifications

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Anyone know how to run SMART test on External LaCie drive?

      Clarifications

    • #2941884

      Anyone?

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Anyone know how to run SMART test on External LaCie drive?

      I’d like some proof of failure when I send this drive back for warranty, anyone know how I can run a SMART test?

      • #2941879

        smart

        by balge ·

        In reply to Anyone?

        hi
        does the drive appear in Explorer at all? you could run checkdisk if it does.
        only experience of SMART working is when it flashed up a warning at boot time on an installed disk once.
        I would use the disk manufacturers own drive software to test the disk if you want ammo against them!
        cheers!

        • #2941875

          well yes it works fine so far

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to smart

          Lord knows if it will stay that way. Thats why I want to SMART test it. Saddly it is impossible to know ATM who the drive manufactuer really is, as its in a solid black case stamped LaCie. Without opening the case (Obviously voiding any warranty) I cannot tell.

        • #2941868

          Explorer

          by balge ·

          In reply to well yes it works fine so far

          hi
          if the drive appears in Explorer right click drive > properties > tools > error checking > tick scan and fix > ok

          USB ‘safely remove hardware’ – double click icon, double click ‘USB mass storage device’
          hard drive make/model should be listed
          cheers

        • #2941866

          I am confused?

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to Explorer

          I have already run Chkdsk /R on it, that is how I know it has bad clusters.

          It is apperently a samsung.

          Also apperently my limited user no longer has permission to use the drive. Considerings its a shared drive with full access to the “Everyone” group, that is slightly concerning.

        • #2941860

          samsung SMART

          by balge ·

          In reply to I am confused?

          hi
          SMART test for Samsung external drive –

          http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_hdd2.html

          cheers!

        • #2941858

          ok thx, I shall try it when I get home…

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to samsung SMART

          Since apperently my limited user is having issues with the drive now.

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