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Question How to test new NAS Drives before using?

sao123

sao123

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I just bought 4x 12TB EXOS drives to put into a 4 bay Synology NAS. What tool are people using to validate the drives dont have bad sectors prior to begin using them? If possible, I need a tool that will run within the synology OS. The built in synology extended smart test is only a read, so its probably not the best/most thorough test. It also takes about 1200 minutes for each 12TB drive, so if its possible to do them all simultaneously that would be great.
 
ArisVer said:
If the drives are new they are tested at the factory with professional equipment.
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Just because the manufacturer tested the drive at the factory does not mean it wasnt damaged in storage or shipping.
Already 1 of the 4 new drives has failed within 10 minutes of inserting it into the NAS.
I need to make sure the drives are reliable before putting them into a production environment.
 
UsandThem said:
Wouldn't a hardware test utility like SeaTools work to see their health/issues? I don't use drives for NAS purposes, but I've used SeaTools several times over the last few years to find confirm the Seagate drives were dying.

https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
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I guess my issue is, how do I install it and run it ON the synology? Its not in the package store.
I dont have a windows desktop that I can just plug the drives into in order to run the Seagate Tools on.
 
sao123 said:
I need to make sure the drives are reliable before putting them into a production environment.
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It'll take quite a while, but making a temporary single partition on the entire drive, and then doing a full format gives it a very good workout.

If it survives, it's trustworthy. As much as a HDD can be that is.
 
sao123 said:
I dont have a windows desktop that I can just plug the drives into in order to run the Seagate Tools on.
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Well then. That's a problem. Most NAS units do NOT have super-robust HDD testing / cleaning functionality. (Although QNAP added support for Seagate's "IronWolf Health Management" support in their NAS units, but I assume that requires those particular drives to function.)
 
Maybe try changing the RAID type a few times, otherwise I think you are stuck with putting each drive first in a PC and running a diagnostic program.
 
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