i thing i may have a proplem with 1 of my hard drives how can i test them to be sure they are not dying ?

[Yusuf Il]

when I play battlefield multiplayer the game freeze for 1 second with a click a hear from 1 of my hard drives but im not sure
also sometimes I hear noise from my hard drives
how can I test them to be sure they are ok or not ?

western digital green drives
windows 8 64 bit

 

[Solandri]

Download a S.M.A.R.T. tools utility and run it to see if the drive has recorded any or an excessive number of errors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_S.M.A.R.T._tools

WD calls theirs Data Lifeguard.
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=608&lang=en

 

[Yusuf Il]

if my drives pass the test can I be sure the proplem is from something else ?
and the drives are ok

 

[Solandri]

if my drives pass the test can I be sure the proplem is from something else ?
and the drives are ok

You can never be sure about anything in life.

The S.M.A.R.T. data checks for errors which HDD manufacturers have found from experience most frequently indicate the onset of a HDD failure. So if S.M.A.R.T. shows no unusual errors, then there's a very low probability that the drive is at fault. But not a zero probability.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, Yusuf!

I'd try to test the drives using Data LifeGuard Diagnostics tool as Solandri suggested.
http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=XJffpX

Do you play games using the WD Green or you are using another drive for this? I'd not recommend using the Greens for gaming, because of their spin down and intellipower features. They are specifically designed for backups and secondary storage solutions.
The game freeze might as well be the Green drive trying to catch up with the speed.
We have specific drives for performance & gaming and those are the WD Blacks:
http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=KsvGZO

If you do hear noises from the drive you can check this link to see if the noise normal for the HDD: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=I3mQTn
You should also keep in mind that if the sound is abnormal, that indicates that there might be a physical damage, so I'd suggest to backup the data from the drives somewhere else just to be sure.

Keep me posted & Good luck!
SuperSoph_WD