Recent content by PhilBeyondDriven

The answer: Yes, you can test multiple drives simultaneously using badblocks. The version of badblocks I am using is included with Parted Magic. For those curious, here is the process: - With all drives connected, and Parted Magic loaded, first verify that all disks are recognized. Do this by...

I'm needing to test a number of drives before I toss them in a server and one of the applications I'm using is badblocks. All of the drives are 2TB Hitachi Ultrastars, and each disk takes 16+ hours to scan. My experience with Linux is next to nothing, save for using Parted Magic a few times...

Thanks for the reply! :) Provided that I can find the drivers (a VERY cursory Google says it may be possible), would the RAID controller just make the SATA III drives run at SATA II speeds? Or is this a "That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works" type of situation? I'm way...

Hi all, I'm putting together a Frankenstein home server, some new components and some older. Parts relevant to my question: CPU: AMD FX-6300 Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2 HDD: 4x Hitachi 0F12470 Ultrastar 7K3000 (2 TB each) I want to use a 3ware 9650SE-4LPML that's new in box, and has been...