SCSI Hard Drive Testing

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First triage the drives here SCSI Hard Drive Triage

DISCUSS - test stations config (which controller which cable, external enclosures, logons)
DISCUSS - jumpering
DISCUSS/RESEARCH - SMART FOR SCSI
  • Using SCSI controller utility, do low-level format.
  • If successful, boot up & run "badblocks",
  • syntax = "time badblocks -svw /dev/sd"a or b or c up to p.