[TriLUG] image of hard drive question

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Fri, 21 Dec 2012, James Jones wrote:

> Thanks Bill for that hint on using manufacturer's diagnostics tools

whenever I've run the manufacturer's tests they take only a 
short time (30mins-2hrs forget exactly), whereas badblocks 
can take several days for the same disk.

It's hard to imagine the the manufacturer's tools do as 
thorough a search.

Joe

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