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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 354097" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>ls /dev/sd* returns:</p><p></p><p>/dev/sda /dev/sda1 /dev/sda2 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1</p><p></p><p>sudo fdisk -l </p><p></p><p>tells me lots about the disk, number fo sectors etc. too much to write down and I have no way to copy and paste it.</p><p></p><p>Is there actually a disk test utility built into ubunta rather than trying to invoke a built in self test?</p><p></p><p>At start up I only get the option to run ubunta live or install ubunta. No mention of disk test or memory tests as shown in one of paddlers previous links.</p><p></p><p>File system by the way is NTFS</p><p></p><p>Everything is backed up.</p><p></p><p>Trouble is, if we just replace the HDD I have no way of re installing Windoze. It's one of those horrible laptops that came with windoze pre installed. We made a set of recovery disks but the DVD drive on the lappy is dead so could not re install from those, even if they worked.</p><p></p><p>so if it comes to a new HDD it will be ubunta or some other flavour of linux going on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 354097, member: 6969"] ls /dev/sd* returns: /dev/sda /dev/sda1 /dev/sda2 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb /dev/sdb1 sudo fdisk -l tells me lots about the disk, number fo sectors etc. too much to write down and I have no way to copy and paste it. Is there actually a disk test utility built into ubunta rather than trying to invoke a built in self test? At start up I only get the option to run ubunta live or install ubunta. No mention of disk test or memory tests as shown in one of paddlers previous links. File system by the way is NTFS Everything is backed up. Trouble is, if we just replace the HDD I have no way of re installing Windoze. It's one of those horrible laptops that came with windoze pre installed. We made a set of recovery disks but the DVD drive on the lappy is dead so could not re install from those, even if they worked. so if it comes to a new HDD it will be ubunta or some other flavour of linux going on it. [/QUOTE]
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