I have always been able to test my hard drive using seatools from seagate using my external docking station.

Recently it look like they updated their software and I'm not sure if its even still made by seagate anymore.

It looks almost like a Acronis color scheme.

Anyway, it has failed every drive I have tested it with. I thought this was suspicious so I managed to find an older copy of the seatools which was the same version I original tested the drive with.

The older version of the same software passed the hard drives and said they were perfectly fine.

My theory is that the newer software may be made by a different company who does not know how to test drives on USB docking stations.

Does anyone have any ideas on what is causing this?

Thanks.