Hard Disk Monitoring

Hi, I decided to test the drive further with Western Digital's Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool. The quick self test by WD's tool failed to complete, and reported a 'failed read test element' with status code = 07. I guess my suspicion that the hard disk's read-and-write head must be having a problem ...

yes, I have read the FAQ page where you talk about weak sectors and how to repair them. That is why I ran the Disk Repair test in the first place. My PC has always been looked after well, and I don't use cheap components. My PSU is a Seasonic Gold 550W, all SATA 3 cables from ASUS, operating tempera...

Hi, I'm using Hard Disk Sentinel Pro v5.00 and I have a WD Blue 1TB drive that I think is failing (suddenly I couldn't open folders and performance was extremely slow even when hard disk was at 100% activity). The drive health was at 65% with a number of weak sectors (around 60, I can't remember) bu...