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HD Diagnostic Tools and an Odd One from WD
I recently had a need to use a disk diagnostic tool on a WestDig drive. Someone told
me about a program called Sandra. Although there's a trial version, it doesn't contain the diagnostic program. Anyone have experience with it. Another possibility is Active Smart. I did download the trial version, and liked the user interface. A third choice is the WD tool. I was surprised how old it was. They still distribute a DOS version, and a Windows version called WinDLG was a mystery. It came as WinDLG.exe. When I tried to open it (in XP), it wanted to know where to put the results. I gave it a folder name and it put WinDlg in it. I found that odd. I then clicked Open for that file, and it put up a small window dialog about who I want to have have rights to execute it. I checked Admin. Tried again. Same results. Anyone know what this is all about? -- Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet, Nevada City, CA) -- GMT-8 hr std. time, RJ Rcvr 39° 8' 0" N, 121° 1' 0" W "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky." -- Jane Taylor, Rhymes for the Nursery (1806) Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews sierra_mtnview -at- earthlink -dot- net Imaginarium Museum: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews/imaginarium.html |
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W. Watson wrote in message ... I recently had a need to use a disk diagnostic tool on a WestDig drive. Someone told me about a program called Sandra. Although there's a trial version, it doesn't contain the diagnostic program. Anyone have experience with it. Its nothing like a drive manufacturer's diagnostic. Another possibility is Active Smart. I did download the trial version, and liked the user interface. Trouble is that it isnt even a real hard drive diagnostic. It JUST does the SMART stuff. A third choice is the WD tool. I was surprised how old it was. It isnt old at all. They still distribute a DOS version, Almost all of the hard drive diagnostics are dos programs, for a reason. Only the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic provides the most comprehensive test of their hard drives. Just cut to the chase and use the dos program. and a Windows version called WinDLG was a mystery. DataLifeGuard is more than just a diagnostic. Its closer to ActiveSmart, but does more than just SMART. It came as WinDLG.exe. When I tried to open it (in XP), it wanted to know where to put the results. I gave it a folder name and it put WinDlg in it. I found that odd. I then clicked Open for that file, and it put up a small window dialog about who I want to have have rights to execute it. I checked Admin. Tried again. Same results. Anyone know what this is all about? I'll have a closer look later once I've been thru the newsgroups. |
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Rod Speed wrote in message ... W. Watson wrote I recently had a need to use a disk diagnostic tool on a WestDig drive. Someone told me about a program called Sandra. Although there's a trial version, it doesn't contain the diagnostic program. Anyone have experience with it. Its nothing like a drive manufacturer's diagnostic. Another possibility is Active Smart. I did download the trial version, and liked the user interface. Trouble is that it isnt even a real hard drive diagnostic. It JUST does the SMART stuff. A third choice is the WD tool. I was surprised how old it was. It isnt old at all. They still distribute a DOS version, Almost all of the hard drive diagnostics are dos programs, for a reason. Only the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic provides the most comprehensive test of their hard drives. Just cut to the chase and use the dos program. and a Windows version called WinDLG was a mystery. DataLifeGuard is more than just a diagnostic. Its closer to ActiveSmart, but does more than just SMART. It came as WinDLG.exe. When I tried to open it (in XP), it wanted to know where to put the results. It actually asks for confirmation of where to install the PROGRAM. I gave it a folder name and it put WinDlg in it. I found that odd. Why ? Nothing odd about it. I then clicked Open for that file, You're sposed to run it from the Start menu, just like every other program. and it put up a small window dialog about who I want to have have rights to execute it. I checked Admin. Tried again. Same results. Anyone know what this is all about? Just you having a massive brain fart. It works fine. |
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