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Seagate
DiscWizard Starter Edition
This utility allows you to partition and format a new Hard Drive in preparation for installing an operating system. Download this to create a bootable floppy or CD.
DiscWizard 2003
This utility has three functions. You can install a drive for additional storage, as the boot drive keeping the old drive in the system or as the boot drive removing the old drive from the system, all from within any Windows operating system.
DiscWizard Online
This is a web based version of DiscWizard 2003 and allows you to perform the same functions as above but online.
SeaTools Online Edition
[quote]The SeaTools Online diagnostic engine uses “plug-ins” for your Internet Explorer or Netscape browser.
Data safe Drive Self Test (DST)
Checks SMART status
Tests most ATA and SCSI drives
Compatible with an Intel-based CPU
Creates a log of results
Examines file structure analysis[/quote]
SeaTools Desktop Edition
[quote]This utility runs in Windows and creates a bootable diagnostic floppy diskette. You only run the program in Windows once.
Data safe tests
Tests most ATA and SCSI drives
Compatible with an Intel-based CPU
Creates a log of results
Prints Return Merchandise Authorization instructions and form
Error code explanations available on Seagate Web site
Creates self-booting diskette
Examines file structure analysis[/quote]
Maxtor Corporation / Quantum HDD
May 22, 2006 – Seagate Technology completed acquisiton of Maxtor Corporation.
April 2, 2001 – Maxtor Corporation merged with Quantum Hard drive division (Quantum HDD).
Maxtor PowerMax v4.23The PowerMax utility is designed to perform diagnostic read/write verification on Maxtor and Quantum hard drives. These tests will determine hard drive integrity. The PowerMax utility is effective on ATA (IDE) hard drives with a capacity greater than or equal to 500 MB. Maxtor recommends the use of this utility for troubleshooting potential hard drive problems.
- Download PowerMax (English | TACKtech Mirror Direct Link | 1.03 MB)
Maxtor PowerMax 4.23 Bootable CD .ISO image file The POWERMAX utility is designed to perform diagnostic read/write verifications on Maxtor/Quantum hard drives. These tests will determine hard drive integrity. The POWERMAX utility is effective on all ATA (IDE) hard drives with a capacity greater than or equal to 500 MB. Maxtor recommends the use of this utility for troubleshooting potential hard drive problems.
- Download PowerMax (English | TACKtech Mirror Direct Link | 1.78 MB)
Maxtor/Quantum SCSIMax v1.21 (05.14.2003)
SCSIMax is a diagnostic utility for all Maxtor/Quantum® SCSI hard disk drives supporting Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T).
Note: Incompatible with Apple® systems, and SCSI Ultra320 controllers. This utility does not run from the Windows desktop.
- Download SCSIMax (Direct Link | 70KB)
- View Additional Information
Maxtor Big Drive Enabler v1.0.3.1 (04.02.2003)
Maxtor’s Big Drive Enabler is a one step executable that enables support for drives larger than 137 Gigabytes in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and XP Service Pack 1. This utility takes the guess work out of editing the Windows registry. The Big Drive Enabler fixes an operating system limitation. This utility is needed anytime a Hard Disk Drive larger than 137 GB is connected to the motherboard’s ATA bus, regardless of any system BIOS that supports 48-bit LBA.
- Download Maxtor Big Drive Enabler (Direct Link | 64KB)
- View Additional Information
1. FJDT (Fujitsu ATA Diagnostic Tool) v6.90 Download
FJDT is diagnostic tool to help customers speedily verifiy whether their EIDE hard disk drive is operating correctly. FJDT can diagnose suspected faulty hard drive by checking the S.M.A.R.T. data and also by scanning the entire surface of the drive, sector by sector, to verify media integrity.
2. [SDIAG] SCSI Diagnostic Tool v2.7 Download
SDIAG is a simple and reliable SCSI diagnostic tool developed by Fujitsu verifying the condition of your Fujitsu SCSI Hard Disk Drive.
3. [Ultra-ATA] Change Mode Utility v1.19 Download
A utility to change the UltraATA capability of the drive. Three batch files allow the mode setting for UDMA100, 66, and 33.
January 2003 – IBM and Hitachi’s storage divisions merged to establish Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST).
Drive Fitness Test
This download creates a self-booting DOS diskette to run the DFT utility.
Note: Currently, the Drive Fitness Test does not support Microdrives, Travelstar 8E, Travelstar 10E, or Travelstar C4K Series hard drives.
- Download Drive Fitness Test Windows Diskette Creator v4.13 b00 (05.11.2008)
- Download Drive Fitness Test v4.13 b00 (05.11.2008) – Diskette Image
- Download Drive Fitness Test v4.13 b00 (05.11.2008) – CD Image (Direct Link)
OGT Diagnostic Tool v9.0 Download
The OGT diagnostic tool is a failure analysis tool for Ultrastar 10K300, Ultrastar 15K73, and DK32XX products.
Windows version only.
The OGT will perform necessary tests to the drives and can perform failure analysis automatically.