gviernes@WHEELER-EMH.ARPA (12/03/86)
I need a diagnostic program to check the speed of my disk drives, preferrably one which can do the check as I'm adjusting the drive. Any suggestions? Glenn
forde@EGLIN-VAX.ARPA (12/05/86)
I highly recommend two programs. First, Copy II+ (any version) has an excellent disk speed adjustment utility. It displays the speed in digital readout (199.0 to 201.0 is normal). Second, and perhaps better, is the Verbatim Disk Analyzer. This utility checks all functions of the disk drive including speed, clamping, read/write, and radial alignment. Eric S. Ford Forde@Eglin-VAX.ARPA ------
Crocca.WBST@XEROX.COM (12/05/86)
Glenn, Central Point Software's Copy][+ provides just such a diagnostic tool. I have used it a few times and it works fine. Bill
sdh@joevax.UUCP (Retief of the CDT) (12/05/86)
> > > I need a diagnostic program to check the speed of my disk drives, preferrably > one which can do the check as I'm adjusting the drive. Any suggestions? > > > Glenn Apple has created a drive diagnostic program. It requires a scratch disk to do the testing, and you should be able to get it for free from you local apple dealer. If your dealer won't give it to you, go to another dealer with a reasonable policy about such things. Steve Hawley joevax!sdh
binder@fizbin.DEC.COM (NOW willya gimme some fightin' room?) (12/05/86)
I use Locksmith to check and adjust the speed of my disk drives, and it works
very well. You can adjust the drive speed while the test is running, and your
results are updated on the screen as you work. I've had trouble getting
Locksmith to boot with the cover off my Disk ][, but once I boot it and run
the speed test, I can slide the cover forward to get at the speed
potentiometer.
I believe Nibbles Away and Copy ][+ also have speed test utilities.
Cheers,
Dick Binder (The Stainless Steel Rat)
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ARPA: binder%asd.DEC@decwrl.ARPAranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) (12/06/86)
In article <8612041148.aa14305@SPARK.BRL.ARPA>, gviernes@WHEELER-EMH.ARPA writes: > > > I need a diagnostic program to check the speed of my disk drives, preferrably > one which can do the check as I'm adjusting the drive. Any suggestions? Copy II + is a good package for this, but it only has drive speed adjustment, as far as disk diagnostics go. It does have other nice utiliti utilities though. Rick Fincher ranger@ecsvax
blgardne@esunix.UUCP (12/08/86)
Copy II+ has a good drive speed checking (and setting)
utility, plus lots of other goodies I couldn't live
without.
It gives you the speed in milliseconds rather than RPM,
so you'll have to remember that a larger number = a
slower speed (200 mS = 300 RPM).
Copy II+ seems more accurate than some of the others
I've tried. It gives you *real* numbers, not a useless
graph, and it's very easy to adjust the speed of your
drive on the fly.
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