Execute gsmartcontrol.exe; Let the install complete and launch the programme.
Identify your drive in the list, and double-click on it to bring up it's window (usually you'll find your drive by it's size or it's brand name);
Go in the Perform Tests tab, then select Extended Self-test in the Test type drop-down list and click on Execute (this test can take a few hours to complete);
Once the test is over, the results will be displayed at the bottom of the window. Please copy and paste these results in your next reply;
Also, go in the Attributes tab and if you have any entries highlighted in red or pink, take a screenshot of the GSmartControl window and attach it in your next reply;
She don't seem to be making much progress. Here are two screen captures:
1 Test Completion 20% ETA 40 min 4:54 PM
2 Test Completion 10% ETA 47 min 5:01 PM
I have left it running. Just wondering if this is normal / acceptable / etc.