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November 27th 13, 02:41 AM
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HDD surface scan: write/verify vs. write/read
Hi all, I am testing an old PATA HDD with a surface scan utility, and am
given the option of write/verify or write/read. What is the difference between those two tests? Jon 
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November 28th 13, 03:38 PM
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HDD surface scan: write/verify vs. write/read
On 11/26/2013 08:41 PM, Jon Danniken wrote:
write/verify or write/read. http://www.hdsentinel.com/help/en/61_surfacetest.html
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November 29th 13, 02:40 AM
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HDD surface scan: write/verify vs. write/read
On 11/28/2013 07:38 AM, philo wrote:
On 11/26/2013 08:41 PM, Jon Danniken wrote: write/verify or write/read. http://www.hdsentinel.com/help/en/61_surfacetest.html Thanks Philo, that is exactly the explanation I was looking for. Jon
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November 29th 13, 11:02 PM
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HDD surface scan: write/verify vs. write/read
On 11/28/2013 08:40 PM, Jon Danniken wrote:
On 11/28/2013 07:38 AM, philo wrote: On 11/26/2013 08:41 PM, Jon Danniken wrote: write/verify or write/read. http://www.hdsentinel.com/help/en/61_surfacetest.html Thanks Philo, that is exactly the explanation I was looking for. Jon Ok hope the drive is OK
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November 30th 13, 04:10 PM
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HDD surface scan: write/verify vs. write/read
On 11/29/2013 03:02 PM, philo wrote:
On 11/28/2013 08:40 PM, Jon Danniken wrote: On 11/28/2013 07:38 AM, philo wrote: On 11/26/2013 08:41 PM, Jon Danniken wrote: write/verify or write/read. http://www.hdsentinel.com/help/en/61_surfacetest.html Thanks Philo, that is exactly the explanation I was looking for. Ok hope the drive is OK Indeed it is; I recently purchased a used laptop, and I wanted to give everything a solid once-over before I started getting attached to it. The surface scan was the longest operation; I did the write/read test which took all day, not finishing up until I was just heading to bed. JOn
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