https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:45:09 +0000 wpForo 60 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2409 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:28:27 +0000 SoftRAID can certify any (disk) device, including USB thumbdrives. Yes you can move a disk from one machine to another. The idea behind a certify is to test whether a disk can read/write reliably and is not tied to a machine. I have a dedicated Mac Mini with a variety of Thunderbolt enclosures for certification. The reason for the different enclosures is that some enclosures will let me certify certain brand/model drives simultaneously or that others support SAS connections so I can certify those disks for my Linux rack servers. I try not to use a disk in production until I’ve had SoftRAID certify it first. Right now I’m certifying WD Red 10TB drives in a CalDigit T3 enclosure. Takes about 90+hours for all three disks running simultaneously, but I know they are good before installing in a Synology NAS. Cheers, Jon]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize j.a.duke https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2409 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2310 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:33:29 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2310 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2308 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:59:21 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize Anthony https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2308 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2183 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 07:53:52 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2183 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2177 Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:34:06 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize DesertNomad https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2177 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2090 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:45:33 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-2090 https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-345 Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:10:26 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize Ben Choo https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certify-with-another-computer/#post-345