See 'Help Topic: Bad Sector Found' for more information on this topic.Īcoustic Test - (Spin Down) Sometimes a defective hard drive makes unusual noise. It is important to know that when the sector is bad and unreadable then any data in it is already lost. Fix All Fast and Long require the F8 key to be pressed which is your acknowledgement that SeaTools should attempt to repair any problem unreadable LBAs (sectors) it might detect. The Fix All feature repairs bad sectors when possible. At any time, feel free to Cancel the test without harming the drive. The highest capacity drives often take 3 to 5 hours per terabyte to complete. Because this test reads every sector on the drive, the amount of time required will depend on the speed and capacity of the disk drive. Long Generic Test scans the entire drive for defects. Short Generic Test is similar to the DST in functionality, but is implemented in software, and does not require the drive to support any special commands. A warranty exchange is advisable when the Short Drive Self Test fails.

Firmware is the machine language installed on the disk drive which controls its behavior. Short DST, or Drive Self Test, is a thorough diagnostic routine that is built in to the hard drive's firmware. A warranty exchange is advisable when the SMART Check test fails. A failure in this test is called a 'SMART Trip' and is a near term prediction of failure.

(Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) log, which is maintained by the drive during its normal operation, to quickly determine if the drive has previously encountered issues. Select the test you would like to performon the selected drives Basic Tests The menus provide an array of diagnostic tests. Seagate serialnumbers are alphanumeric and eight characters long.

Seagate model numbers begin with the letters 'ST'. Make sure to choose the correct drive! Theselected drives will be highlighted in green.This screen also displays information about the drives such as the Model Number andSerial Number. If your system fails to boot, see the Troubleshootingsection #5 later in this file.Īfter SeaTools loads, the Drive List will show different storage devices in your system.Select the drives you would like to test. The system willboot to the Linux operating system. Insert the SeaTools USB device and reboot or power on your computer. Do not remove the SeaTools USB device while the tests are running.

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