is Full format necessary for new external HDD

[coldhart]

recently i bought two Seagate backup plus desktop 2TB. they are out of the box ready-to-use so is it necessary to full format them before i run error checking utility (ie. crystaldisk)

which HDD error checking utility is better SeaTools or CrystalDiskInfo or any other for external HDD?

External HDD - Seagate Backup Plus Desktop 2TB [USB 3.0]

R this temps & other parameter are normal for external hdds
*i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/coldhartooo7/Errors/te.jpg

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[whitestar_999]

do not select resize image option when uploading to image hosting sites.nothing is visible in detail in your pics which now looks like thumbnails.

use crystaldisk & specially keep an eye on these 3 values:uncorrectable sector,pending sector & reallocated sector.their raw values initially 000000000000 must not increase even by 1.if it just increase even by 1 then monitor these values every 5 min to check there is no further increase.

 

[coldhart]

in my desktop they looks just perfectly fine i didn't use resize option.
this are direct link to the images

*i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/coldhartooo7/Errors/te.jpg
*i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/coldhartooo7/Errors/te12.png

 

[whitestar_999]

you used the wrong code/links earlier.direct links work fine.i suggest imgur for image uploading.make a free account & just use the simple one line forum link/code in post & its done.

 

[coldhart]

so tell me one thing frnd everything(Test results) is fine or not?

 

[whitestar_999]

everything looks good.read my first post above for values to specially keep an eye on.also your power on count of 7&8 indicates your usb hdd's have been turned on & off 7 & 8 times respectively while power on hours 1&3 indicates they have been active for a total duration of 1 & 3 hours respectively from the time you 1st started them after buying.it is recommended to not turn on & off hdd's frequently since it causes larger strain than running them continuously for 5-6 hours.my suggestion is keep at least 7-8 hours gap between connecting hdd.if you need hdd say every 3-4 hours then leave them connected instead of disconnecting & reconnecting after every few hours.