badblocks in linux is an excellent stress test

code:
     badblocks -f -t random -w -p 10 -s -v /dev/<your device here>

this will do 10 passes of a random pattern in destructive read/write 
mode, indicate
which blocks its writing and print any addition debug info. I have used 
this on all
new drives to force the drive to map bad clusters into its on-board 
firmware.

On 5/19/10 3:07 PM, Nadim Hoque wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I am buying a new hard drive for my computer and I was wondering what are some good hard drive stress test and how long should I let it run for. I also do not mind what platform (windows, mac, or linux) it will run on. Speaking of hard drives, which brand do u guys recommend?
>
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