<html><head></head><body><div>I do nothing more than install it and run it. I let my OS do the checking with smartctl.</div><div><br></div><div>I will do a quick check of the specs and compare to the manual or manufactures specs to make sure nothing obvious.</div><div><br></div><div>I've probably installed 3-4 hundred as singles and I don't _want_ to think how many as array units. I've never had a bad new drive out of the box. I've had a few, maybe 2 or 3 that failed within a couple of months and given the power supply died shortly after, I'm pretty sure it was killed the drives.</div><div><br></div><div>Most of the used drives I've installed have failed within a few months. All were over 5 years old when I got them.</div><div><br></div><div>On Sat, 2015-06-06 at 19:59 -0400, Sam Rakowski wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><pre>Hi,
I've purchased a new hard drive(magnetic) to replace an old one that has
some bad sectors on it. I haven't ever bought a new hard drive; most of my
hard drives come used or part of a new device.
I'm just interested in hearing what you all run through when you receive a
new hard drive. Zero it? Run badblocks? All or none of the above?
Sam
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