Please Help Me: HD Tune Alternative?

zbook · 25 Oct 2017

There is a free or trial edition for HD Sentinel. Use the trial edition.
When we evaluate drives the following studies are typically performed by one or more software applications:
SMART
Error scan
Health Scan
Benchmark
Short and long generic
chkdsk /x /r
These are usually accomplished with:
HD Tune
HD Sentinel
Crystal Disk
Sea Tools for Windows

There are many other alternatives to HD Tune. The software listed above are the ones we typically use in the BSOD forum.

CrystalDiskInfo - Software - Crystal Dew World:

CrystalDiskInfo - Software - Crystal Dew World

Download Center - Crystal Dew World

Software - Crystal Dew World

HD Tune: http://www.hdtune.com/

Hard Disk Sentinel - HDD health and temperature monitoring: Hard Disk Sentinel - HDD health and temperature monitoring

These are some others:

Scan and Check Bad Sectors on hard disk drives.

Software and Firmware Downloads | WD Support

Disk Benchmark Software | ATTO

NiceAndShy · 25 Oct 2017

Thanks!

I'm trying to find the correct version of SeaTools from Seagate to download.

Is this the correct link to download?
http://www.seagate.com/support/downl...ls-win-master/

EDIT:
I've already got HD Tune installed and running, but it's only the free version and not HD Tune Pro.

zbook · 25 Oct 2017

That link looks good.

dalchina · 25 Oct 2017

HDD Sentinel is given away free from time to time.

NiceAndShy · 30 Oct 2017

NEW SERIOUS PROBLEM: Is my hard drive dying?

Hey guys, I didn't want to waste forum space so I didn't create a new thread, but I really need help.

I've noticed that whenever my hard drive is under full load it can only reach 50% in Task Manager's column that's titled "Disk" and it can't reach 100%.

Does this mean my hard drive is about to die?

zbook · 30 Oct 2017

Please post the results of the drive tests.
1) surface or error scan
2) health, or SMART
3) benchmark
4) long generic
5) chkdsk /x /f /r

NiceAndShy · 31 Oct 2017

I just ran a "Quick scan" using HD Tune 2.55 (free version) and it reported no errors.

I'm trying to run a scan using "SeaTools" now.

Thanks!

EDIT:
I had some issues with SeaTools so I'll try it later.

I'm going to run a scan using Windows 10's inbuilt app called "Error Checking" as specified here in Option 2: Drive Error Checking in Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

EDIT 2:

I just finished running a scan using Window 10's inbuilt app "Error Checking" and it said it completed the scan and didn't find any errors, but during the scan it said it had 2 hours remaining, but then 1 minute later it said that the scan was completed...??? I ran the scan again and it did the same thing...........

What does this mean?

NiceAndShy · 31 Oct 2017

SeaTools just finished a "ShortDST" scan and it says "FAIL" in red writing...

I also rebooted my PC to see if that would make a difference, but it didn't as the "Disk" column in Task Manager can only reach 50%.

EDIT:
What should I do now?

EDIT2:
I just checked and ShortDST stands for "Short Drive Self Test"

EDIT3:
SeaTools just finished running a "Short Generic" test and it says "Pass" in green writing.

zbook · 31 Oct 2017

For all tests please post images into the thread.
For HD tune please post images of
1) health scan
2) benchmarks
3) full error scan
For Sea Tools for Windows please post images of
1) SMART
2) short and long generic

NiceAndShy · 31 Oct 2017

Okay sure.

I'm running the Long Test in SeaTools now, but it's only at 18%.

I'm not sure what you mean by posting an image of the Short and Long Generic Tests in SeaTools because AFAIK at the end of the test it only displays "PASS" or "FAIL"?

Thanks!