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SeaTools for DOS User Guide
Copyright © 2010 by Seagate Technology, LLC. All rights reserved. Rev. 31-Dec-2010

**IMPORTANT** This is a special DOS bootable CD-ROM. SeaTools is designed to run from DOS only and is NOT a Windows application. SeaTools will not run in Windows in a DOS dialog box. Please see the section "Using SeaTools" for more information about booting to this CD._____________________________________________________________________ Seagate Technology LLC SeaTools for DOS v2.23 Copyright (c) 2010 by Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. _____________________________________________________________________

Welcome to Seagate's SeaTools for DOS Software!
This User Guide file contains important information about SeaTools. Please read this entire file before usingthis software. SeaTools for DOS is a comprehensive, easy-to-use diagnostic tool that helps you quickly determine what is preventing you from accessing data on your desktop or notebook computer. It includes several tests that will examine the physical media on your Seagate or Maxtor disk drive and any non-Seagate disk drive. Table of Contents 1. Why Use SeaTools? 2. Using SeaTools 3. Error Codes4. Help Topic: "Bad Sector Found" 5. Troubleshooting 6. Known Limitations 7. System Requirements 8. Seagate Technology Support Services 9. Product Return Procedure 10. Revision History 11. FreeDOS and the GNU Public License 12. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA)

1. Why Use SeaTools? After testing, a large percentage of the drives returned to Seagate for warranty replacement are perfectly gooddrives with "No Problem Found" (NPF). Returning a drive for warranty service means system downtime and inconvenience for you in packing and returning your drive product. Before you send in a drive, it is in your best interest to determine if a replacement drive is really necessary. This hard disk diagnostic utility will help you make that determination and possibly save you time and money andpreserve your data. Some typical reasons for No Problem Found are: * File System Corruption * Driver Corruption * Broken Master Boot Record * Virus and Trojan Attack * Spyware, Adware and Keystroke loggers * Hardware Conflicts The Seagate SeaTools software is easy to load and simple to use. The following instructions will help you get the most out of this new software tool. If you have questions aboutthis or any other Seagate software or service products, please contact your system supplier.

2. Using SeaTools Do not remove the SeaTools CD while the tests are running. Run Seagate SeaTools ==================== A. Reboot your system Insert the SeaTools CD and reboot or power on your computer. The system will boot to the FreeDOS operating system. If your system fails to boot, see theTroubleshooting section #5 later in this file.

B. Select Drives to Test After SeaTools loads, the Drive List will show the different storage devices in your system. The first drive detected will be described as Device 0. Select the drive you would like to test. Make sure to choose the correct drive! A check mark in the Model ID column will indicate which drive is selected. This screen also displaysinformation about the drives such as the Model Number and Serial Number. Seagate model numbers begin with the letters "ST". Seagate serial numbers are alpha numeric and eight characters long.

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C. Select the Tests to Run A menu of the possible diagnostic tests is shown. Select the tests that you would like to perform. Basic Tests Short Test Long Test Acoustic TestAdvanced Features Set Capacity Erase Drive Help Contents License About

When you launch the "SHORT Test" most drives will run Drive Self Test. Drive Self Test (DST) is a thorough diagnostic routine that is built in to the hard drive's firmware. Firmware is the machine language programming the controls the disk drive. DST is completely data safe. Older drives that do not support the DST will run...