testing a hard drive (nas/usb)?


  1. totalguy
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    testing a hard drive (nas/usb)?


    i have a nas drive which also doubles as a usb drive if i need it to its a seagate 1.5tb drive. i downloaded seagate tools for windows and it wouldnt detect it as a nas drive! so i plugged the usb in so its set as a usb drive now, it finds the drive, does not find the firmware (although it finds my maxtor firmware wtf?) i can only run a short or long generic test on it. cant run a smart test or a self test it say test unavailable. surely seagate should account for external usb drives atleast!
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  3. theog
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    Try the DOS CD from here:

    Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
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  4. totalguy
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    thats where i got the windows 1. i didn't think the dos one would work given its being seen as a usb drive?
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