how to check a HDD?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

My twin WD 500gb Black Caviars have been running in Raid 1 for a while now after its previous Raid 0 collapse.
but the BSOD's have returned,,
I have run chkdsk /R on one but nothing turned up-- (it does say something if it repairs files??)
anything else I can try?
it is on an XP machine atm---

[haydent]

GRC*|*SpinRite 5.0 to 6.0** (http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm)

[abaddonxi]

How to test a drive for problems using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows (http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/940/session/L3RpbWUvMTMxODgwODAzOC9zaWQvVWpCV0dLR2s%3D)

How to test a WD SATA, EIDE, or Solid State drive for errors with a Data Lifeguard Diagnostics CD or Floppy disk (http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1083/session/L3RpbWUvMTMxODgwODAzOC9zaWQvVWpCV0dLR2s%3D)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

well,,
I ran the Data Lifeguard quick test,, which it passed,
then ran the extended test,
which it aborted after around an hour and a half,,
does this test normally just abort if there is a problem?

[abaddonxi]

Are you running from Windows or boot disk? I'd run from boot disk just so other stuff doesn't get in the way.

[incisor]

do you still have pc check?

use the safe write bad sector test

windows does not handle write bad sectors well at all.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I will search Inc,,

both drives have now passed the extended check,,,,

[Pedro_The_Swift]

no to the pc check Inc,,,
but ones run a hdd check and repair test off hirens (HDATZ 4.5.3)successfully and now its going through a write=read=write=compare test,, this last one might be finished by the time I come home from work----