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> Am 26.07.2014 um 16:48 schrieb Scott Ribe <scott_ribe@elevated-dev.com>:
>=20
> What would you use to write/read/verify every sector of a hard disk? (I'm=
 interested in really testing a disk, not in being lied to by S.M.A.R.T.)
>=20
> Given what I've got spare for testing, either a Win7 application, or some=
 LiveCD would be most convenient.

Any Linux or BSD LiveCD should come with dd. Still you should save a copy o=
f smartctl output before you run dd and compare it to smartctl output after=
 running dd, if dd finishes without error at all.

Jan

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