re: extended offline self-test of hard drive Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 5:21 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) wheel wrote: |I've looked around, can't seem to come up with a straight-forward answer | Your search engine technique need work: from Google Groups -- Google_Web_Search_Help-UsingWS e.g. http://www.google.com/search?q=extended.offline.self-test+S.M.A.R.T. |Can someone tell me what this is? | Think of it as SCANDISK/SURFACE (aka Scandisk--Thorough) but on steroids. It's not quite the best you can get for analyzing a drive's condition http://www.google.com/search?q=Spinrite+legendary but it is part of the free utilities that came with your drive: http://www.google.com/search?q=Self-Monitoring.Analysis.and.Reporting.Technology Just curious? ...or having problems? If you've ever run Scandisk(Thorough), you know that writing to EVERY spot on the drive to see if it is working right takes a LONG time. Written in response to: extended offline self-test of hard drive (wheel: Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 3:08 pm) Responses to this message: re: extended offline self-test of hard drive (wheel: Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 6:05 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] extended offline self-test of hard drive (wheel: Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 3:08 pm) re: extended offline self-test of hard drive (gewg_: Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 5:21 pm) re: extended offline self-test of hard drive (wheel: Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 6:05 pm) re: extended offline self-test of hard drive (gewg_: Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 6:38 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum