This lets you visually see if there are dropouts or inconsistent speeds, and how slow those dropouts are.

The AJA System test showed it capable as well, overall - but on the graph, you could see it dropping below a capable speed periodically - which was what was causing the recording to drop out.

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Its also available for Linux and Mac operating systems as well as included in a couple of LiveCDLiveUSB programs.

An updated list of the best free hard drive test software programs.

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There are many free hard drive testing programs available to help you determine what, if anything, is wrong when you suspect there may be a problem with a hard drive.

Tools like Windows Error Checking and the chkdsk command are included in your Windows-based operating system already but some others, like those below, are available from hard drive manufacturers and other developers.

Be sure to first try the free hard drive diagnostic software options below before paying for any program.

Seagate SeaTools is free hard drive testing software that comes in two forms for home users.

Use it to perform basic and advanced testing of any kind of driveinternal or externalfrom any manufacturer.

For those looking for SeaTools Desktop, SeaTools Online, or Maxtors PowerMax software, please note that the two tools above have replaced all three.

Seagates SeaTools programs are excellent programs.

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Theyre used to test hard drives by professional computer services but are easy enough for anyone to use.

Disk Speed Test Windows 10 Through Windows

The Windows version of SeaTools works with Windows 10 through Windows XP.

HDDScan is a free hard drive testing program for all types of drives, no matter the manufacturer.

The program is easy to use, is completely portable, supports almost all drive interfaces, and seems to be regularly updated.

Use HDDScan in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP, as well as Windows Server 2003.

DiskCheckup is a free hard drive tester that should work with most hard drives.

SMART info like reading error rate, spin-up time, seek error rate, and temperature is displayed, as well as short and extended disk tests.

Details in the SMART section can be configured to send an email or display a notification when their attributes exceed the manufacturers recommended threshold.

Hard drives that have a SCSI or hardware RAID connection are not supported and can not be detected by DiskCheckup.

GSmartControl can run various hard drive tests with detailed results and give an overall health assessment of a drive.

View and save SMART attribute values like the power cycle count, multi-zone error rate, calibration retry count, and many others.

Extended Self-test: Takes 70 minutes to finish and examines the entire surface of a hard drive to find faults.

Conveyance Self-test: This is a 5-minute test thats supposed to find damages that occurred during the transporting of a drive.

GSmartControl can be downloaded for Windows as a portable program or as a regular program with a normal installer.

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