I need bootable CD with program similar to MHDD or Victoria that is compatible with SATA/ACHI controllers. In the good old days I could have just forced ATA/IDE mode in the BIOS, but many new computers come without compatiability mode and many of the old dos tools don't work at all.
So, I need a program that can test the disk, show a map of the drive and access times, LBA-s of bad sectors. Sometimes when drive is failing, it slows down, while the data can still be read. Access times of over 300ms mean that the drive is starting to fail, no matter what SMART or simple disk testers tell you. I need out of box SATA support. I don't want to use the tools from the manufacturers of the drives, because I need separate tool for each brand and they do not provide access times information or LBA-s of slow/damaged blocks.
Currently I use WindowsPE live disk and Victoria for Windows, because of this exact problem. But it is slow to load and I prefer the old style full screen disk testing program like MHDD.
So, I need a program that can test the disk, show a map of the drive and access times, LBA-s of bad sectors. Sometimes when drive is failing, it slows down, while the data can still be read. Access times of over 300ms mean that the drive is starting to fail, no matter what SMART or simple disk testers tell you. I need out of box SATA support. I don't want to use the tools from the manufacturers of the drives, because I need separate tool for each brand and they do not provide access times information or LBA-s of slow/damaged blocks.
Currently I use WindowsPE live disk and Victoria for Windows, because of this exact problem. But it is slow to load and I prefer the old style full screen disk testing program like MHDD.
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