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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

anyone know of a program to test the integrity of SxS cards, redmags, p2, etc?

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I was wondering if such a program exists...Basically one card got wet in a splash bag incident, and another was giving me system errors on an Alexa Studio.. So AC asks me if there is anyway to test it on my end, I googled a bit and can't find a solution...Anyone know of a card checking program? I am not talking about dumping cards, I have doubedata installed, I mean basically a program for testing suspected faulty cards (the system error I think was from bad firmware, the incident reappeared and I redid the Alexa Studio firmware 10 mags later, right in time to soak the other card when a splash bag broke)


So if anyone has a solution please let me know? thank you!
 
Nothing specific out there as the makers of all these cards don't make specific details available. There are drive testing apps that can be used. Typically these test by filling the drive (or memory card) with specific data, then reading it back to see if any errors occur.

Although with any device that undergoes changes, whether it's eletro-mechanical (hard drive) or electronic state change (flash), failure is inevitable. So we have to take the approach to testing only in regards to the most recent test. If the drive passes testing, then it is seemingly good as it performed as expected on that test. There is no guaranty that it will be good the next time the test is run or if we are to use it now.

A test that may not be as technically sound or accurate as above would be to use the card as intended. Format or clean-wine the card, shoot with it in the camera and fill it all the way up, then unload it and inspect or watch all the footage.
 
If you take apart a RedMag and plug it into a SATA port directly with a micro SATA to SATA adapter you can read the SMART error log, and find out it's condition. The RedMag readers firewall that ability, BTW.
Not recommended for people who are not comfortable with hardware, etc.
 
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