How To Check Brand New Hard Disk

mwvirk · Jul 18, 2009, 11:34 PM

Hello friends,
I got some doubt and need your help to find out some solution:
I want to buy an additional HD for my desktop C2Q.
My friend is giving me 1500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 32MB cache HD on just half of the actual (market) price.
He said he brought it and somehow his PC was not supporting this HD and he need money and wants to sale it.
I’m little bit confused and not sure. Sometime thinking that there might be some problem and he just wants to get rid of this.
I want to know how I can check if this HD is new and was not used at all.
Or if he used it then how I can check that HD is 100% ok and reliable and it will not give me any problem.
At last I will say that my friend is giving me as a brand new HD but for some reason I cannot take any risk and want to be sure before I take it and use it.
NOW:
>>> i only want to know if this hard disk is 100% free of all fault/errors.
>>> i was reading in another forum that seagate 1.5tb & 2tb drive are having some problems and its freezing - seagate later release some firmware updates to fix this problem.
Need your help. Thanks.

mkk · Jul 18, 2009, 11:59 PM

I'm not updated on their firmware issues, but if you format the drive and choose to make it a full format(not quick format) then it will go over the entirety of the drive and report issues. You can also download Seagates excellent "SeaTools for Windows" to diagnose the drive: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...loads/seatools

Mac Daddy · Jul 19, 2009, 12:03 AM

I wasn't aware of any firmware issues with Seagate either what mkk posted above should work for you.

Tyrsonswood · Jul 19, 2009, 01:06 AM

use seatools, great program.

mwvirk · Jul 19, 2009, 01:12 AM

thnx for all ur help - i will do the same.

Jul 18, 2009, 11:34 PM	#1
mwvirk HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	How To Check Brand New Hard Disk Hello friends, I got some doubt and need your help to find out some solution: I want to buy an additional HD for my desktop C2Q. My friend is giving me 1500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 32MB cache HD on just half of the actual (market) price. He said he brought it and somehow his PC was not supporting this HD and he need money and wants to sale it. I’m little bit confused and not sure. Sometime thinking that there might be some problem and he just wants to get rid of this. I want to know how I can check if this HD is new and was not used at all. Or if he used it then how I can check that HD is 100% ok and reliable and it will not give me any problem. At last I will say that my friend is giving me as a brand new HD but for some reason I cannot take any risk and want to be sure before I take it and use it. NOW: >>> i only want to know if this hard disk is 100% free of all fault/errors. >>> i was reading in another forum that seagate 1.5tb & 2tb drive are having some problems and its freezing - seagate later release some firmware updates to fix this problem. Need your help. Thanks.

Jul 18, 2009, 11:59 PM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: How To Check Brand New Hard Disk I'm not updated on their firmware issues, but if you format the drive and choose to make it a full format(not quick format) then it will go over the entirety of the drive and report issues. You can also download Seagates excellent "SeaTools for Windows" to diagnose the drive: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...loads/seatools

Jul 19, 2009, 12:03 AM	#3
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: How To Check Brand New Hard Disk I wasn't aware of any firmware issues with Seagate either what mkk posted above should work for you. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jul 19, 2009, 01:12 AM	Thread Starter #5
mwvirk HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	Re: How To Check Brand New Hard Disk thnx for all ur help - i will do the same.