rma hard drive

What would you all suggest I do before returning a hard drive for
rma.Format good enough?Write zero's?
The drive seems to be working but I'm getting disk errors in event viewer
and the diagnostics is giving me mixed messages.One says return the drive
the next says errors repaired.WTF?

"JAD" <john doe@harvesting.addys.for.****.spam> wrote in
news:AsR%h.239$Ej2.56@newsfe03.lga:

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> "don't look" <don't look@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:YbQ%h.114791$VU4.88103@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> What would you all suggest I do before returning a hard drive for
>> rma.Format good enough?Write zero's?
>> The drive seems to be working but I'm getting disk errors in event
>> viewer and the diagnostics is giving me mixed messages.One says
>> return the drive the next says errors repaired.WTF?
>>
>>
>
> return it...if you have the option to write '0s' do so, format for
> sure if you can't. Google freeware HD eraser
>
>

Also, take a look at this article by Robin Harris that mentions several
ways to wipe the disk.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=129&tag=nl.e539

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"don't look" <don't look@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:YbQ%h.114791$VU4.88103@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> What would you all suggest I do before returning a hard drive for
> rma.Format good enough?Write zero's?
> The drive seems to be working but I'm getting disk errors in event viewer
> and the diagnostics is giving me mixed messages.One says return the drive
> the next says errors repaired.WTF?
>
>

return it...if you have the option to write '0s' do so, format for sure if you can't.
Google freeware HD eraser