HD Tune Pro write benchmark problem

[jsanthara]

I was attempting to benchmark my hard drive using HD Tune Pro, when I encountered an error. I ran the "read" benchmark with no problems, but when I attempted to run the "write" benchmark, I encountered the following error:

"Writing is disabled.
To enable writing please remove all partitions.
Please check the manual for more information."

The only other partition I have is the 100MB "system reserved" (Windows 7), and it is not assigned a drive letter. Did they really make it so you have to delete even recovery partitions in order to run a write benchmark test?

If this is the case, should I delete the system reserved partition? I've never used it before, and honestly I don't really know how that partition works/is useful.

If it makes a difference, the hard drive in question is a Hitachi 2TB, 7200RPM, SATA III (6Gb/s), 64MB Cache. (Deskstar 7K3000)

 

[GhislainG]

To perform the write test, you need to add another hard disk (the model that you wish to benchmark). Fortunately HD Tune Pro won't let you destroy your boot drive.

 

[jsanthara]

Performing a benchmark write test corrupts the OS? It didn't occur to me but I suppose that makes sense. I guess I thought it could just perform the test on some free section of the drive. Well, thanks for clearing that up.

 

[jsanthara]

Best answer selected by jsanthara.