Experienced users are well known that even minor impacts may affect the state of hard drive, for example, voltage drops, mechanical shocks and blows, static voltage, etc. hard disk It can break the surface of the drive, where information is saved. Below is the manual, how to correctly check the computer hard drive for service.

The main symptoms of the damaged hard disk

Already during the launch of the PC, it can loudly buzz or make cracking sounds. Such noise should immediately alert the owner of the computer and make it seem to think about the diagnosis of the hard disk. It is recommended before performing an event checking this important PC element All important and personal files to copy to an external carrier or to another computer, since the test itself will have a significant load on hDD.

Be sure to take care, before running the program for checking, to ensure good cooling of the hard drive, for example, open the case cover system Block And clean the interior equipment from the accumulated dust. The source of crops during the functioning of the hard disk is to enter the reading head on the broken sectors (BAD-Sectors). If you do not take action, then the number will gradually increase and can lead to the loss of HDD performance.

Check Procedure

Specialists have developed many different special utilities To perform testing for the performance of this important PC element. Also, the procedure can be performed using the built-in Windows tools.

With the use of tools "WINDOVS"

The operating system allows the analysis of the hard drive. This method is not very reliable, but the user is useful to be able to use them. In addition to analyzing the surface of the hard disk, the OS funds can be corrected and some errors can correct.

The sequence algorithm consists of the following steps:

Using the Seagate Seatools utility

A significant number of PC owners has already helped solve the problem is a convenient application. It is free, fully Russified and effectively copes with diagnostics. hard disks Most manufacturers. To download it is available at the resource "Seagate.com".

The application is equipped with intuitive understandable interface. Opening the utility, you will immediately see the displayed list of hard drives with which you can perform all the necessary tests. As a result, the user will be displayed, and most importantly, the program can restore faulty sectors.

The application also extends freely, but only works for the equipment of one particular manufacturer "Western Digital". However, since they are widespread in the Russian Federation, a significant number of users this program can help.

The functionality is similar to the program described above. You can install it from the official "Support.wd.com" resource.

Allows not only to make free check broken HDD, but also to get detailed information S.M.R.R.T., and also carry out a large number of different equipment tests.

In addition, the utility works effectively with flash drives, RAID, SSD.

This program should be stopped in more detail, as it currently provides high accuracy of test results. The utility is available for installation on the "SoftPortal.com" page.

It is necessary to make the following sequential steps:

Note: It is not recommended to put a tick in the Erase paragraph, as all files will be erased.

Conclusion

Winchester is one of the weakest places modern computer. The usual service life does not exceed five years, but it is definitely impossible to specify the exact time.

Therefore, the only output is to regularly check it and the status diagnostics.

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Forewarned is forearmed! This rule is not possible by the way comes to working with hard drives. If you know in advance that such a hard disk is likely to fail - then the risk of data loss will be minimal.

Of course, no one will give a 100% guarantee, but with a high probability, some programs may analyze S.M.A.R.T. (A set of software and hardware that follows the condition of the hard disk) and draw conclusions by how much it still serves.

In general, there are dozens of programs to carry out such verification of a hard disk, but in this article I wanted to stay on one of the most visual and easy-to-use. So…

How to find out the hard disk state

HDDLife.

(By the way, in addition to HDD, SSD discs also supports)

One of best programs For permanent monitoring status hard disk. It will help in time to recognize the threat and replace the Winchester. Most of all, she bribes with their clarity: after launching and analyzing, HDDLIFE represents a report in a very convenient form: it is shown in the percentage "Health" of the disc and its performance (the best indicator, of course, is 100%).

If your indicators above 70% are talking about the good condition of your disks. For example, after a couple of years of work (quite active by the way), the program analyzed and concluded that this hard drive is about 92% (and this means that it should be stopped, if the force majeure does not happen, at least as much) .

After starting, the program turns into a tray next to the clock and you can always control the state of your hard disk. If you detect any problem (for example, a high disk temperature, or there is too little space on the hard drive), the program will notify you the pop-up window. Example below.

HDDLIFE alert that endows the hard disk space. Windows 8.1.

If the program analyzes and gives you the window as in the screenshot below - I advise you not to slow down with a backup (and replacement of HDD).

HDDLife - data on the hard disk in danger, the faster copy them to other media - the better!

Hard Disk Sentinel

This utility may argue with HDDLIFE - it also monitors the status of the disk. What bribes most in this program is its informativeness, simultaneously with ease of work. Those. It will be useful as a novice user, and already experienced enough.

After running Hard Disk Sentinel and analyzing the system, you will see the main program window: left will be presented hard drives (including external HDD.), And to the right in the window will be displayed.

By the way, pretty interesting functionFor prediction of the disk performance, by how much he still serves you: for example, on the screenshot below the forecast is more than 1000 days (it is about 3 years old!).

The condition of the hard disk is excellent. Problem or weak sectors are not found. Errors of revolutions or data sets are not detected.
No action is not necessary.

By the way, a fairly useful feature is implemented in the program: you yourself can specify the threshold of the critical temperature of the hard disk, when you reach the achievement of which, Hard Disk Sentinel will notify you about exceeding!

Hard Disk Sentinel: Disk temperature (including the maximum for all time using the disk).

Ashampoo HDD Control

Excellent utility to control the status of hard drives. The monitor embedded in the program allows you to learn about the appearance of the first problems with the disk (by the way, the program can notify you about it even by email).

Also, in addition to basic functions, a range of aids are built into the program:

Disk Defragmenter;

Testing;

Cleaning the disk from garbage and temporary files (always relevant);

Deleting the history of visits to sites on the Internet (useful if you are sitting at the computer not alone and do not want someone to know what you do);

There are also built-in utilities to reduce the noise level of the disk, power settings, etc.

Screenshot of the AShampoo HDD Control 2 window: with a hard disk everything is in order, a state of 99%, capacity 100%, temperature 41 grams. (It is desirable that the temperature is less than 40 grams, but the program believes that for this disc model everything is in order).

By the way, the program is completely in Russian, intuitively thought out - even the novice user of the PC will figure out. Pay special attention to temperature and status in the main program window. If the program displays errors or status is estimated as extreme-low (+ besides, it is published or noise from HDD) - I recommend first to copy all the data to other media, and then begin to understand the disk.

Hard Drive Inspector

A distinctive feature of this program is:

1. Minimalism and simplicity: there is nothing superfluous in the program. It gives three indicators in a percentage: reliability, performance and no error;

Hard Drive Inspector - monitoring of the state of the hard drive.

SRYSTALDISKINFO.

Simple, but the reliable utility to control the condition of hard drives. Moreover, it works even in cases where many other utilities refuse to fly with errors.

The program supports several languages, does not replete with the settings, performed in the style of minimalism. At the same time, it has quite rare functions, for example, reducing the noise level of the disk, temperature control, etc.

What is still very convenient - this is a graphical display of the situation:

Blue color (as in the screenshot below): everything is in order;

Yellow: anxiety, you need to take action;

Red: you need to make urgent measures (if you still have time);

Gray: The program failed to decide on the testimony.

CrystalDiskInfo 2.7.0 - screenshot of the main program window.

HD Tune

This program will come in handy more experienced users: In addition to the graphic display of "Health" of the disk, you also need high-quality disk tests, in which you can read in detail with all the characteristics and parameters. It should not be noted that the program, in addition to HDD, also supports new-fashioned SSD discs.

A rather interesting opportunity HD TUNE offers to quickly check the disk on errors: 500 GB drive is checked in about 2-3 minutes!

HD Tune: quick search Disk errors. On the new disk are unacceptable red "squares".

As very very necessary information - This is checking the speed of reading and writing a disk.

HD TUNE - checking the speed of the disk.

Well, it is impossible not to note the tab with detailed information about HDD. This is useful when you need to learn, for example, supported functions, buffer / cluster size or disk rotation speed, etc.

HD TUNE - Detailed information about the hard disk.

In general, such utilities can be brought at least as much as much. I think that and these majority will have more than ...

And last: do not forget to do backupsEven if the disk state is estimated as excellent 100% (at least the most important and valuable data)!

Good job ...

Today we will talk about such a responsible computer node as a hard drive.

Sometimes users complain about slow motion system, its frequent hangs, appearance blue screens death bsod system errors, loss or damage to files and / or directories Ave., not suspecting that the case is not at all in buggy Windows, cortic drivers or viruses.

The problem is in the hard disk that slowly began to pour. Here and use the program to verify the hard disk.

To understand the further content of the article, first consider the principle hard work disk.

In addition to detecting errors, there is also a function of automatic correction and restoring reading and writing to a hard disk.

In addition to diagnosing hard drives, the tool can also be used to diagnose removable media (USB, SD cards, etc.).

Before checking the disk, close all programs and applications.

Press the start, in the program search field we write "My Computer", select the found item found. In the central window we see a list of hard drives.

Click right-click on the hard disk you want to check, select "Properties".

Go to the "Service" tab and click the "Check" button, in the window that opens, set the "Automatically correct system errors" checkbox and click the Run button.

For primary diagnostics, these settings are quite enough.

For more detailed diagnostics, you must install another check box in the "Check and Restore Damaged Sector" field.

In this mode, the check may take more time than in the previous one.

If the disc chosen by you is systemic, i.e. It has an operating system installed, check in this moment time is impossible, because When checking the disk must be disconnected.

In this case, the system will give the warning window and will suggest checking before the following launching Windows. ("Disk check schedule").

If your chosen drive is not systemic, there is no need to restart the computer, before checking the system will propose it to disable it.

You must click "Disable" in the corresponding window, after which the check will begin.

After the verification is completed, we will see the window with its results.

The presence of broken sectors, the first sign that after some time the hard disk fails.

Therefore, in order to avoid the loss of valuable information, we recommend not to waste time and immediately copy all the valuable data to another physical hard disk.

Helpful information:

Overview of third-party drives for checking drives

To diagnose hard disk there is quite a large number of A variety of utilities of various functionality and convenience with free or paid licensing type.

It was developed by the Belarusian Programmer Sergey Kazansky, absolutely free, has a small size (up to 1 MB) and works with hard drives at the port level, i.e. At the lowest level, which allows to achieve high performance.

Thanks to these characteristics, specialists of service centers prefer to enjoy the program.

In addition to more complex tasksThe program allows you to perform a number of tasks for the PC average user:

• perform low-level testing,
• define the average access time value
• control the level of noise
• erase information without the possibility of subsequent recovery and much more.

Among other things, the program is able to work in windows Environment and DOS.

DOS mode is relevant when the operating system cannot be loaded and you must check the hard disk.

Advantages:

Free;

Compact;

Has a wide range of functions;

Works in MS DOS and MS Windows;

It has a simple interface.

Disadvantages:

The project does not develop some of the widespread versions of the utility, have English interface language and do not support work in 64-bit OS.

The problem is solved by downloading alternative versions of the program created by the community.

Hard disk checking program: Victoria

Briefly consider the main steps to check the hard disk with using windows Program version.

Select the dial for the test and make sure the choice of choice.

Go to the SMART tab and perform the SMART testing of the disk by clicking the "Get Smart" button. After testing, we draw attention to the following indicators:

Status - in our case Good - with a hard disk everything is in order.

Reallocated Sector Count - the number of broken sectors. If this value is greater than zero, then there are broken clusters on the hard disk that were replaced with the backup.

HDA Temperature - Hard disk temperature. The temperature above 40 degrees Celsius can lead to a rapid failure of hard drives.

Go to the Tests tab, in which we will test the surfaces of the hard disk.

In the appropriate fields, you can specify the initial and end sector of the check, this option will allow you to select the hard disk testing.

Note! If the WRITE mode is selected - all data on the hard disk will be lost.

We specify that the program should make in the event of a broken sector detection - ignore (ignore, leave unchanged), Erase (Delete), Remap (Run a bad sector to good) and Restore (Run Recovery).

To run, press the "Start" button. During the test, information on the number of tested sectors in quantitative and percentage is available.

The presence of red sectors or sectors marked by ERR X - indicates the availability of sectors in which the system can write something, but not read - hence the problem with access to some files and catalogs.

Sectors marked with orange color, after some time, can become BAD sectors, so if the number of orange and / or ERR X sectors is highly worth thinking about replacing the hard disk.

Victoria - Check and Correct Bied HDD Sectors (Hard Drive)

A program for checking the hard disk: How to diagnose an error?

This article shows actions with which you can check and fix hard errors disk using the chkdsk utility

CHKDSK (Check Disk - Disc Checking) Chkdsk.exe - standard utility in operating room windows systemWith which you can check the hard disk on file system errors, detect faulty hard disk sectors, fix the file system errors found, as well as search for damaged sectors on the disk and, if possible, restore their contents.

Over time, the hard disk begins to accumulate errors that are caused by various reasons (from unexpected stops of the system to the damaged software and from bad sectors to damage to metadata). This can not only damage the total duration of the service life of the hard disk, but also slow down in the short term, and no one loves a slow hard drive. In this case windows users You must always check your hard drives for errors after a while and correct any errors that they find to extend the service life and functionality of the disks.

Basic function utilities chkdsk It is to check the file system and the file system metadata on the disk section and correct all the file system errors found. Such errors may include damaged entries in the main table of the section files (MFT), incorrect security descriptors associated with files inconsistent time label or size information individual files, Or the same sector is marked as belonging to two different files.

CHKDSK can also additionally scan each sector on a disc of disc in search of damaged sectors. If the failure sectors (BAD-Sector) is detected on the hard disk, they are marked as damaged sectors and the operating system no longer reads and does not write information from faulty sectors. The utility will also try to restore data from the damaged sectors, if possible.

Check hard disk on errors can be in graphic interface operating system or using the command line.
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How to check the disk on errors in the graphical interface

To check the disk on file system errors in the graphical interface, open windows Explorer, Right-click on the local disk which you want to check and in the context menu that appears, select Properties

In the window that opens, the properties of the selected local disk, go to the service tab, and in the section Check for errors Click the Check button

In the next window "Check error" select ➜ Check Disc

After the verification process is completed, you will see information about scan results. IN this case The disc is successfully verified and errors are not detected. If errors are found, you will be offered to eliminate them.

For details, click on the link Show details

In the Event Viewer window, click Information

In the "Event Properties" window, in general tabs and details are available for details on the result of the disc check.

The received information about checking the disk on file system errors can be copied to any text editor For further study.

During the error file system, the following steps are performed:

Check the basic file system structure ...

Check file link links ...

Check security descriptors ...

How to check the disk on errors in the command line

You can also check the disk on file system errors using open with administrative privileges.

If you run the chkdsk command at the command prompt without parameters, the utility will scan the disk in read-only mode, reporting errors, but not trying to fix them.

This scanning mode does not require a reboot and the chkdsk.exe utility performs the same check as in the method above, but only using the console command line.

How to check and fix the hard disk errors on the command prompt

To check and correct file system errors, as well as search for damaged sectors on disk and restore their contents, on behalf of the administrator and run the following command:

ENTER

In most cases, this command is used to check the file system and eliminate damaged sectors on the hard disk.

How to check and correct only file system errors without searching and restoring damaged sectors

To check and correct file System Errors only Without search and restore damaged sectors, on behalf of the administrator and execute the following command:

Where with a letter of a disc to check and fix. In the command line window, you will see a message that Unable to execute the chkdsk command, since the specified volume is used by another process. Should I check this volume when the system restarts next? To start checking system Disc After rebooting the system, press the Y key, and then press the key. ENTER

After rebooting the system, the scanning process and error correction will begin.

Below are some parameters of the CHKDSK utility:

/ F - Checking the file system and automatic fixed errors

/ R - executing the search for damaged sectors on the disk, content restoration (the command requires a mandatory key / F, an example of the command: CHKDSK C: / F / R)

/ V - show full paths of files, display file names on disk, in file System NTFS - Display Cleaning Messages

/ X - disable disc before checking, descriptors of this disk will not be checked (Mandatory key / F must be installed, sample command: CHKDSK C: / F / X)

/ I - holding a less strict check of index elements, CHKDSK conducts faster, but less thorough check

/ C - pass checking cycles inside folder structure

/ L: Size - changing the size of the log to the value specified in kilobytes

/ B - Reset the results of the check, re-check for previously found damaged hard sectors Disk (key / r required, sample command: chkdsk c: / f / r / b)

To find out all the parameters of the chkdsk utility, run the command:

Hard disk is a very important component of any computer. At the same time, he is sensitive and susceptible to various problems. So, the broken sectors on the surface can lead to a complete refusal of working and the impossibility of using PC.

It is always easier to prevent the emergence of the problem than to deal with its consequences. Therefore, each user who wants to prevent possible problems associated with incorrect hDD workIt is important to monitor the presence of broken sectors.

Sectors are units of storage information on the hard disk to which it is divided during the production stage. Over time, some of them can be failed, inaccessible to record and read data. Bied sectors or so-called Bad blocks (from English. Bad Blocks) are physical and logical.

Where broken sectors come from

Physical Bad blocks may appear in the following cases:

• Manufacturing defects;
• Mechanical damage - fall, entering the air and dust;
• Strong shake or blow while recording / reading data;
• HDD overheating.

Such sectors, alas, cannot be restored, you can only prevent their occurrence.

Logical bad sectors appear due to software errors caused by viruses or a sharp power outage during recording to the hard disk. Every time the HDD is checked before recording, it is not produced in problem areas. At the same time, physically such sectors are completely good, which means they can be restored.

Signs of the presence of bad sectors

Even if the user does not check its hard drive, the broken sectors will still be felt anyway:

• System hangs especially at the moments of recording and reading data from the hard drive;
• Sudden reboots and unstable PC work;
• The operating system issues various errors;
• A noticeable reduction in the speed of performing any operations;
• Some folders or files do not open;
• The disk makes strange sounds (creak, click, tapping, etc.);
• HDD surface is heated.

In fact, signs may be more, so it is very important to treat the computer with all attentiveness.

What if there are broken sectors

If the Bad blocks appeared as a result of physical exposure, such as dust and trash inside the device, or malfunction of disc elements, then it is very dangerous. In this case, the bad sectors will not only fail to correct, but it will not be possible to prevent their further appearance each time the system appeal to the data recorded on the disk. To avoid full loss of files, the user must reduce the use of hard drive to a minimum, as soon as possible rewrite the data to the new HDD and replace the old in the system unit.

It will be much easier to deal with the logical bad sectors. First need to test with special Programwhich will help you know if there is such a problem on your disk in principle. If it is found, it remains to run the correction of errors and wait for them to eliminate them.

Method 1: Using a Utility for Status Diagnostics

Find out if there is a problem with your HDD, using a specialized software. Simple, accessible and free is Crystal Disk Info. In its functionality, the complete diagnosis of hard drive, in the report of which you need to pay attention to 3 points:

• Reassigned sectors;
• Unstable sectors;
• Incorrigible sectors errors.

If the status of the disk is noted as " Okay"And next to the above indicators are burning light bulbs, then you can not worry.

But the state of the disk - " Anxiety!" or " Bad»With yellow or red light bulbs signals that you need to take care of creating a backup copy as soon as possible.

You can also use other utilities for checking. The article on the reference below later selected 3 programs, each of which has the function of checking the BAD sectors. It is worth choosing a specific utility based on your experience and knowledge for its safe use.

Method 2: Using the built-in CHKDSK utility

The program already has a built-in program for checking the disk to the Bad blocks, which copes with its task no worse than third softe.