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by toyzrme
2020.12.01. 21:50
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Enhancement: Checkpointing disk tests
Replies: 4
Views: 5313

Re: Enhancement: Checkpointing disk tests

Oh, ok - my bad! And I agree, no need for additional folders. I hadn't thought of the "just keep the last successful partial result" idea until partway through my response, eliminating any additional need for organization. Although … :D LOL I have a lot of disks on one system - so I could ...
by toyzrme
2020.12.01. 20:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Enhancement: Checkpointing disk tests
Replies: 4
Views: 5313

Re: Enhancement: Checkpointing disk tests

Actually, I *DO* have to start from the beginning if the system crashed or rebooted on its own - or is there a way to see the results and position just before the crash? If not - start all over again. Yes, I am using the "Limit testing to specific blocks" now, and testing subsets (segments...
by toyzrme
2020.11.30. 02:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Enhancement: Segmented Surface Tests
Replies: 1
Views: 3657

Enhancement: Segmented Surface Tests

I love that HDSentinel allows me to test my disks - I "proof" any new hard drive as soon as I get it to ensure it's a good one before adding to my system. BUT, I don't like the fact that a full surface test (e.g. Write-Read) writes to the ENTIRE disk first, THEN reads it back. What if I ha...
by toyzrme
2020.11.30. 02:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Enhancement: Non-Destructive Disk Refresh
Replies: 1
Views: 3702

Enhancement: Non-Destructive Disk Refresh

Love the surface testing in HDSentinel, but could the read-write-read test be made more reliable/solid by doing a double-inversion? I'm sure you know, if a surface is questionable, writing the SAME thing to it is not a reliable test. Also, writing 1's vs. 0's to the same location can behave differen...
by toyzrme
2020.11.30. 02:07
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Enhancement: Checkpointing disk tests
Replies: 4
Views: 5313

Enhancement: Checkpointing disk tests

Tried your product, liked it, bought 5-license bundle, then discovered the disk testing - LOVE IT! BUT: twice now I have had failures while running surface tests on brand new large drives (12TB Seagate Ironwolf), both times well past the 75% point. (these were read-write-read tests, so a multi-day a...