Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:07:29 -0400 From: Rob <r17fbsd@xxiii.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hard drive RPM Message-ID: <46F1C7D1.1000804@xxiii.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20070919194836.02689a78@mail.computinginnovations.com> References: <7f28909c2f575ccd98796e2af18d4e05@prodigy.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070919194836.02689a78@mail.computinginnovations.com>
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Derek Ragona wrote: > Run the manufacturer's diagnostic utility to check the drives speed and > performance. Most of these utilities also give you the drive model and > serial number as well. Look for a self-booting version that is a cd-rom > ISO, these usually run FreeDOS to easily access the hardware from a > cd-rom boot image. I'd suggest the "Ultimate Boot CD" here: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ It's a bootable ISO image with all the major disk mfgr's diags and other good stuff, ready to go. -RW
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