I suspect that the hard drive forum is the right place for this question, forgive me if it is not.
I've run Seatools for DOS on my non-Seagate drive, and it fails both short and long tests. My question is whether I can take Seatools as gospel, or if I should find another utility or two to verify its results.
Good tests, but don't trust your cables or connections. I'm sure you've tried changing and reseating them though...
Plus, I have used the advanced features to erase a failing drive and then having it pass numerous follow-up long tests. On these drives I worry about the stability of the drive, but I can understand the ways tracks could get trashed, which might lead to the errors. Weak power, glitches,etc...
I just don't like paying shipping and/or giving up a possibly good drive without double checking and trying everything.
Good luck
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