Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic tools; some can attempt to repair bad sectors

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic tools; some can attempt to repair bad sectors

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Last Updated: Jan 16, 2015 09:16AM PST

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) diagnostic tools; some can attempt to repair bad sectors.

Freeware HDD Manufacturer Diagnostic Tools:

Seagate SeaTools

http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/

Western Digital LifeGuard Diagnostic

http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=605&sid=3&lang=en

Hitachi (IBM) HGST Windows Drive Fitness Test (WinDFT)

http://www.hgst.com/support/downloads

Fujitsu Windows Diagnostic Tool

http://storage.toshiba.com/storage-services-support/warranty-support/software-utilities

Commercial HDD Repair Tools:

HDD Regenerator - $99.99

http://www.dposoft.net/hdd.html

The free demo version allows scanning for bad sectors to show them and trying to repair ONE bad sector.  Otherwise have to purchase for $99.99.

GRC SpinRite - $89.99

https://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm

No demo version.