badblocks -o bad.hda /dev/hda
badblocks -o bad.hdb /dev/hdb
That is cmd for your scan your first and second disk,
Or you can scan all the partitions.
badblocks -o bad.hda1 /dev/hda1
for detail how many partition od you have on your pc, use fdisk /dev/hda for the first disk. then press 'p' for list all the partition. press 'q' for exit.
for scanning when you are not at home, just write a script like example above. Run the script. Half days later, you can check the log file for bad block it found.
badblocks -o bad.hdb /dev/hdb
That is cmd for your scan your first and second disk,
Or you can scan all the partitions.
badblocks -o bad.hda1 /dev/hda1
for detail how many partition od you have on your pc, use fdisk /dev/hda for the first disk. then press 'p' for list all the partition. press 'q' for exit.
for scanning when you are not at home, just write a script like example above. Run the script. Half days later, you can check the log file for bad block it found.