songei2f Asked: 2011-02-04 19:23:03 +0800 CST2011-02-04 19:23:03 +0800 CST 2011-02-04 19:23:03 +0800 CST Check Drives Before Installation: Is Badblocks Good Enough? 772 I wanted to know what people do to test drives before installing them in a RAID. I saw badblocks. Would write-mode, prior to installing the filesystem be sufficient in your minds? hard-drive testing bad-blocks 1 Answers Voted Best Answer poige 2011-02-04T19:30:04+08:002011-02-04T19:30:04+08:00 In mine surely will. On modern drives with all those SMARTs even simply zeroing it would be enough to see whether drive's healthy or not.
In mine surely will. On modern drives with all those SMARTs even simply zeroing it would be enough to see whether drive's healthy or not.