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how to check the health status of my H140s hard drive??

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polluxx2006:
hi folks,

i wonder how its possible to check the hard drive of
my iriver h140... does anyone know a good tool to
test USB external hd's? can also be a linux tool but
windows preferred.

cheers
oliver

Febs:
Try chkdsk:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265

polluxx2006:
thanks,

but isnt it the same if i start that from the
gui? (right click on hd-drive-letter.. etc.)

and: aint there any (better?) alternative to chkdsk?
to be honest, i dont really trust microsoft (in general)
and especially its built-in "tools" ;)

oliver

polluxx2006:
hello,

when i connect the iriver h140 to the pc
theres no fluent data transfer because it makes
breaks every now and then. (for example after 20-30 seconds of use)
this behabiour is not new and i was always wondering - this has nothing to
do with rockbox, right? could it be a problem of the HD?
or is this "normal" for a FAT32 formatted drive?
ive got the feeling that those breaks appear more
and more...

oliver

cool_walking_:

--- Quote ---but isnt it the same if i start that from the gui? (right click on hd-drive-letter.. etc.)
--- End quote ---
Yes, pretty much.

There probably are third-party Windows filesystem integrity applications available, but I think I would trust chkdsk above them.  Not everything MS write is complete crap you know.

On linux you can do
--- Code: ---su -c "fsck.vfat -at /dev/sda1"
--- End code ---
where /dev/sda1 is your FAT partition.

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