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Subject: Re: please recommend a disk-exercising program?
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Hi everyone

2009/6/7 Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>:
>> Check the downloads section at the disk manufacturer's website. =A0All t=
he
>> disk vendors have utilities that can test their disks.
>
> by doing the same as dd of=3D/dev/null :)
>
> as least seagate one.

:D

okok, dd it is. I'll remove all data beforehand just in case. Thank
you all for your replies.
--=20
John