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The linux storage tag on WindowsForum.com collects discussions about managing and testing storage hardware from Linux, even when the drives themselves live in a NAS or mixed-platform setup. A recurring theme is drive burn-in and validation: running a destructive badblocks pass to write and read back every block, then following it with an extended SMART self-test to catch defects before a drive joins an array. Practical details matter here, including block size choices for very large disks and the configuration mistakes that can make a 16TB drive appear to fail almost instantly.
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    Burn-In Test a New 16TB NAS Drive: badblocks Block Size and SMART Long Test

    A new 16TB hard drive can go straight from the box into your NAS, and nothing will stop you. The case for waiting is simple: if the drive has a defect, you want to find it while it is empty, not halfway through the first array rebuild. That means a burn-in test, which here has two stages. First...