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DOS Hdd / Removable scsi speed test program??

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First post, by MRVFONE

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Hello all,

I have some old dos scsi drives / removables i want to speed test. But having issues finding a program that will bench mark other drives than the stock HDDs in my retro PC's in real DOS.

I have tried Phils Computer lab benchmark pack. But it will only do main hdd's not removables or scsi etc.

I have tried "read speed" Same as above.

What do other people use??

Thanks, Tim.

Reply 1 of 3, by Grzyb

Posted on Today, 02:23

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Just create a large file, and then:

ptime copy /b testfile nul

"ptime" is any of the DOS ports of the Unix "time" command - see eg. the attached thing.
Works always, even with network drives, where there's no access to the sector level.

Nie rzucim ziemi, skąd nasz root!

Reply 2 of 3, by AncapDude

Posted on Today, 02:24

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If I remember correctly Dr. Hardware Sysinfo has a benchmark option with chooseable drive. Give it a try. It's Shareware and still buyable today if you like it.

Reply 3 of 3, by Disruptor

Posted on Today, 08:48

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(troll) Coretest (/troll)

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