HD Tune Pro manual version 5.

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HD Tune Pro manual
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Table of Contents
1."ntro#$ction................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2.%efore yo$ get starte#............................................................................................................................................ &
3.Syste' re($ire'ents.............................................................................................................................................. )
&.*sage............................................................................................................................................................................. +
5.,e'perat$re statistics.......................................................................................................................................... 10
).%ench'ar-................................................................................................................................................................ 12
).1.,ransfer rate.................................................................................................................................................... 12
).2..ccess ti'e...................................................................................................................................................... 1&
).3.%$rst rate.......................................................................................................................................................... 1&
).&./P* $sage........................................................................................................................................................ 1&
+.Fi0e bench'ar-........................................................................................................................................................ 15
+.1.,ransfer test..................................................................................................................................................... 15
+.2.%0oc- si1e test................................................................................................................................................. 1)
2.3an#o' access....................................................................................................................................................... 1+
!.E4tra tests.................................................................................................................................................................. 1!
10."nfo............................................................................................................................................................................ 21
11.5ea0th....................................................................................................................................................................... 23
12.Error scan................................................................................................................................................................ 2)
13.Fo0#er $sage.......................................................................................................................................................... 22
1&.Erase.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2!
15.Dis- 6onitor.......................................................................................................................................................... 31
1)...6.......................................................................................................................................................................... 35
1+.Save options.......................................................................................................................................................... 3)
12./o''an# 0ine para'eters.............................................................................................................................. 3+
1!./ontact infor'ation........................................................................................................................................... 3!
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1. Introduction
5D ,$ne Pro is a har# #is- SSD $ti0ity which has the fo00owing f$nctions7
%ench'ar-7 'eas$res the 0ow80eve0 perfor'ance (rea#write)
Fi0e %ench'ar-7 'eas$res the fi0e perfor'ance (rea#write)
3an#o' .ccess7 'eas$res the ran#o' access perfor'ance (rea#write)
E4tra ,ests7 inc0$#es severa0 ($ic- tests to show the 'ost i'portant perfor'ance
para'eters (rea#write)
/ache ,est
"nfo7 shows #etai0e# infor'ation
5ea0th7 chec-s the hea0th stat$s by $sing S6.3,9 #ata can be 0ogge#
Error Scan7 scans the s$rface for errors
Erase7 sec$re0y erases a00 #ata fro' the #is-
Dis- 6onitor7 'onitors #is- access
Fo0#er :iew7 shows #is- space $sage for each fo0#er
..67 re#$ces noise or increases see- perfor'ance
,e'perat$re #isp0ay
S.6...3.,. Se0f8test
chec- stat$s of a00 connecte# #rives in a si'p0e overview
5D ,$ne Pro 'ay a0so wor- with other storage #evices s$ch as 'e'ory car#s9 *S% stic-s9
iPo#s9 etc.
,here are two 'o#$0es. ,he first one is the 'ain progra' HD Tune Pro.
,he secon# is HD Tune Pro Drive Status. ,his 'o#$0e can be r$n separate0y fro' the 'ain
progra'.
,he 'ain f$nction of 5D ,$ne Pro Drive Stat$s is to ($ic-0y chec- an# 'onitor the stat$s of
a00 connecte# #rives an# to perfor' a ($ic- S.6...3.,. Se0f8test.
,o 0earn 'ore abo$t 5D ,$ne Pro Drive Stat$s p0ease rea# the 5D ,$ne Pro Drive Stat$s
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2. Before you get started
W!"I"#$
5ar# #is-s an# other storage 'e#ia can fai0 at any ti'e witho$t any prior warning.
.0ways 'a-e s$re yo$ have a bac-$p of yo$r i'portant fi0es especia00y if yo$r har# #is- is
acting strange0y.
%nit of storage ca&acity
,here is a 0ot of conf$sion when it co'es to showing the capacity of har# #rives. 5ar# #rive
'an$fact$rers $se the S" notation where 1 ;% e($a0s 1000 bytes. <in#ows $ses the binary
notation where 1 ;% e($a0s to 102& bytes.
.0tho$gh genera00y 5D ,$ne Pro $ses the binary notation9 for showing the har# #rive capacity
the S" notation is $se#. ,o #ifferentiate with the binary notation9 the first 0etter wi00 be a non8
capita0 0etter.
/o'parison tab0es
1 -% 1 000 bytes 0.!2 ;%
1 '% 1 000 000 bytes 0.!5 6%
1 g% 1 000 000 000 bytes 0.!3 =%
1 t% 1 000 000 000 000 bytes 0.!1 ,%
1 ;% 1 02& bytes 1.02 -%
1 6% 1 0&2 5+) bytes 1.05 '%
1 =% 1 0+3 +&1 22& bytes 1.0+ g%
1 ,% 1 0!! 511 )2+ ++) bytes 1.10 t%
S'ort Stro(e
Short stro-ing is a techni($e to 'a4i'i1e perfor'ance by on0y $sing a s'a00 part of the har#
#rive.
5ar# #rives are faster at the o$ter trac-s beca$se of the higher #ata #ensity. . har# #rive
starts rea#ing an# writing at the o$ter trac-s. Spee# #ecreases when the rea#write hea#s
'ove towar#s the inner trac-s.
%y #iscar#ing the inner trac-s the average spee# wi00 be higher. ,he see- ti'es wi00 a0so
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i'prove (#ecrease) beca$se the rea#write hea#s #on>t have to 'ove 0ong #istances.
"t>s i'portant to note that short stro-ing wi00 not 'a-e yo$r har# #rive faster. "t wi00 on0y
instr$ct the operating syste' not to $se the s0ow part of the #rive.
,he perfor'ance tests of 5D ,$ne Pro inc0$#e an option to specify the test capacity. ,his
a00ows to test the perfor'ance when short stro-ing is $se#.
,his option a0so a00ows for an easy co'parison between #rives with a #ifferent capacity.
%y setting the short stro-e capacity to a va0$e which is e($a0 or 0ower than the capacity of the
s'a00est har# #rive yo$ wi00 get a fair co'parison.
For e4a'p0e7 s$ppose yo$ have a 120 =% har# #rive an# yo$>re $sing 100 =% for the
operating syste' an# app0ications. "f yo$ want to insta00 the sa'e operating syste' an#
app0ications on a new9 0arger #rive an# want to see how it co'pares with the o0# har# #rive
yo$ can set the stro-e capacity to 100 =% an# test both har# #rives.
) *B lignment
For opti'$' perfor'ance write operations on SSD #rives sho$0# be #one on a & ;%
a0ign'ent which is the si1e of a 'e'ory page.
,he 3an#o' .ccess an# E4tra ,ests have an option to perfor' a00 rea# an# write operations
with a & ;% a0ign'ent. Enab0ing this option wi00 si'$0ate the behavio$r on <in#ows :ista an#
<in#ows + syste's. ?0#er <in#ows typica00y $se $na0igne# partitions which co$0# res$0t in
poor perfor'ance with certain SSDs. ,he "nfo tab shows the a0ign'ent for each partition on
the #is-.
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+. System re,uirements
<in#ows @P 32)&8bit 9 <in#ows :ista 32)&8bit9 <in#ows + 32)&8bit9 <in#ows 2003
Server with a#'inistrator rights9 <in#ows 2
10 6% of free har# #is- space
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). %sage
1. Se0ect har# #rive
2. Show te'perat$re statistics
3. /$rrent te'perat$re #isp0ay
&. /opy res$0ts or info to c0ipboar#
5. /opy screenshot to c0ipboar#
). Save screenshot as png fi0e
+. ?ptions
2. 6ini'i1e to tray
!. E4it progra'
10. Se0ect f$nction
11. 6en$
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vaila-le o&tions.
Start 'ini'i1e#7 'ini'i1es the progra' to the tas-bar.
note7 this f$nction on0y wor-s if the >Show te'perat$re in tas-bar> option is enab0e# (avai0ab0e
in te'perat$re options).
3$n at start$p7 a$to'atica00y e4ec$tes the progra' each ti'es <in#ows starts.
.00ow change of power settings #$ring tests7 certain processors re#$ce the perfor'ance in
i#0e con#itions. ,his 'ay interfere with the test res$0ts. %y enab0ing this option the power
settings wi00 be ignore# #$ring the tests.
Scan .7 an# %7 #rives7 historica00y these #rive 0etters were $se# for f0oppy #rives. "t is possib0e
to assign these #rive 0etters to har# #rives. Enab0ing this option a00ows the progra' to #etect
these #rives.
"t>s reco''en#e# to #isab0e this option if these #rive 0etters are not assigne# beca$se it wi00
increase the ti'e to start $p the progra'.
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Enab0e write f$nctions for re'ovab0e 'e#ia7 enab0e this option to enab0e write tests on
re'ovab0e 'e#ia s$ch as 'e'ory car#s.
Show #rive seria0 n$'ber7 by chec-ing this option the seria0 n$'ber of the #rive is shown
$n#er the #rive se0ector. ,his 'ay be convenient to #ifferentiate i#entica0 #rive 'o#e0s.
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5. Tem&erature statistics
,he c$rrent te'perat$re can be shown on the 'ain screen ne4t to the #rive se0ector9 in the
tas- bar an# on the hea0th page. Detai0e# te'perat$re statistics can be shown by pressing the
te'perat$re b$tton ne4t to the #rive se0ector.
,he graph shows the te'perat$re progress per 'in$te. ,he c$rrent te'perat$re is shown at
the right position.
/$rrent te'perat$re7 c$rrent #rive te'perat$re
Power cyc0e te'perat$re7 0owest an# highest te'perat$res 'eas$re# since start $p
.008ti'e te'perat$re7 0owest an# highest te'perat$re ever 'eas$re# with this #rive
?perating te'perat$re 0i'it7 'ini'$' an# 'a4i'$' te'perat$re a00owe# when the #rive is
active. E4cee#ing these 0i'it 'ay ca$se #a'age to the #rive.
Aon8operating te'perat$re 0i'it7 abso0$te te'perat$re 0i'its. E4cee#ing these 0i'it 'ay
ca$se #a'age to the #rive.
Notes:
1. not all drives can report temperature statistics
2. some drive cannot report minimum temperatures
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vaila-le tem&erature o&tions.
*nits7 se0ect between /e0si$s an# Fahrenheit.
Show both $nits on screen7 te'perat$re wi00 be shown in both /e0si$s an Fahrenheit on the
'ain screen.
Show te'perat$re in tas-bar7 te'perat$re wi00 be shown on the tas-bar. "f the te'perat$re
e4cee#s the specifie# 0i'it a warning 'essage wi00 show $p here.
Font co0or 8 nor'a0 te'perat$re7 co0or of the te'perat$re #isp0ay when the te'perat$re is
be0ow the critica0 va0$e.
Font co0or 8 critica0 te'perat$re7 co0or of the te'perat$re #isp0ay when the te'perat$re is
e($a0 to or higher than the critica0 va0$e.
/ritica0 te'perat$re7 a warning wi00 show $p if the te'perat$re e($a0s or e4cee#s this va0$e.
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/. Benc'mar(
,he bench'ar- f$nction offers fo$r #ifferent tests7
/.1. Transfer rate
,he #ata transfer rate is 'eas$re# across the entire #is- s$rface (#efa$0t) or across the
se0ecte# capacity (short stro-e option).
,he @8a4is shows the position in gigabytes (g%). ,he B8a4is shows the transfer spee# in
'egabytes per secon# (6%s).
%oth rea# an# write transfer rate can be 'eas$re#. ,o prevent acci#enta0 #ata 0oss9 the write
test can on0y be perfor'e# on a #is- with no partitions.
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,o re'ove a00 partitions go to 0ontrol Panel 12 dministrative Tools 12 0om&uter
3anagement 12 Dis( 3anagement9 right8c0ic- on the partitions on the har# #is- yo$ want
to test an# se0ect #e0ete partition.
. new0y bo$ght har# #is- $s$a00y #oesn>t have any partitions yet so this step is not necessary
to r$n the write test.
Note: the data density at the outer tracks of a hard drive is higher than at the inner tracks.
Reading or writing at the outer tracks will be done at a higher speed because the rotation speed
is constant.
A hard drive starts reading and writing at the outer tracks and moves to the inner tracks. This
can be seen in the transfer rate graph where the speed is the highest at the start of the test and
decreases towards the end of the test.
vaila-le o&tions.
,est spee#acc$racy7 the f$00 test wi00 rea# or write every sector on the #is-. ,his wi00 give the
'ost acc$rate res$0ts b$t the test ti'e wi00 be very 0ong. %y choosing the partia0 test the
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transfer spee# is sa'p0e# across the #is- s$rface. ,he test ti'e an# acc$racy can be chosen
by 'oving the s0i#er.
%0oc- si1e7 b0oc- si1e which is $se# #$ring the transfer rate test.
Cower va0$es 'ay give 0ower test res$0ts. ,he #efa$0t va0$e is )& ;%.
Note: RAI configurations and !!s may re"uire a higher block si#e to achieve their ma$imum
performance.
"nc0$#e raw graph va0$es in 0og fi0e7 by enab0ing this option the graph va0$es wi00 be save# in
the 0og fi0e which can be i'porte# in a sprea#sheet.
/.2. ccess time
,he average access ti'e is 'eas$re# an# #isp0aye# in 'i00isecon#s ('s). ,he 'eas$re# access
ti'es are shown on the graph as the ye00ow #ots.
/.+. Burst rate
,he b$rst rate is the highest spee# (in 'egabytes per secon#) at which #ata can be
transferre# fro' the #rive interface ("DE9 S.,.9 S/S"9 *S%9...) to the operating syste'.
/.). 0P% usage
,he /P* $sage shows how '$ch /P* ti'e (in D) the syste' nee#s to transfer #ata fro' the
har# #is-.
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4. 5ile -enc'mar(
,he fi0e bench'ar- consists of two parts7 the transfer spee# test an# b0oc- si1e test.
4.1. Transfer test
,he transfer rate test 'eas$res three #ifferent para'eters for both rea#ing an# writing7
Se($entia07 the se($entia0 spee# is 'eas$re# an# shown on the graph. "#ea00y the transfer
spee# 0ine sho$0# be straight an# s'ooth. <hen the test is co'p0ete# the average transfer
spee# is shown.
& ;% ran#o' sing0e7 this test 'eas$res the perfor'ance of "? operations of &0!) byte b0oc-s.
,his is the 'ost co''on "? operation on a typica0 syste'. Especia00y the & ;% write spee# is
an i'portant in#ication of genera0 syste' perfor'ance.
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& ;% ran#o' '$0ti7 this test is si'i0ar to the & ;% ran#o' sing0e test e4cept that '$0tip0e
re($ests are sent si'$0taneo$s0y to the #evice. ,he n$'ber of operations can be specifie#
an# can be a va0$e between 2 an# )&.
,he transfer rate test is perfor'e# on a fi0e which is create# on the se0ecte# partition.
. 0arger test fi0e si1e wi00 give 'ore acc$rate res$0ts.
Warning$ W'en &erforming 6rite tests 6it' SSDs it s'ould -e noted t'at t'e num-er of
6rite cycles on t'ese devices is limited t'erefore it7s not recommended to run lengt'y
6rite tests on t'ese devices.
,he #ata pattern which wi00 be $se# #$ring the write process can be specifie#.
,he choices are7 1ero9 ran#o' an# 'i4e# which is a co'bination of 1eroes an# ran#o' #ata.
For 'ost #evices this option #oes not have any effect on the test res$0ts. 5owever9 certain
SSDs $se a co'pression techni($e which i'proves perfor'ance when co'pressib0e #ata is
$se#.
For these #evices the res$0ts wi00 be highest when writing 1eroes an# 0owest when writing
ran#o' #ata.
4.2. Bloc( si8e test
,he fi0e bench'ar- 'eas$res the perfor'ance for rea#ing an# writing fi0es to the se0ecte#
har# #is- partition with #ifferent b0oc- si1es ranging fro' 0.5 ;% to 21!2 ;% (48a4is).
,he 0ength of the test fi0es can be set. For acc$rate res$0ts a 0arge si1e is reco''en#e#. "f the
fi0e 0ength is too s'a00 the har# #is- 'ay be ab0e to cache the entire fi0e. "n that case the cache
spee# wi00 be 'eas$re# instea# of the har# #is- thro$ghp$t.
?n so'e config$rations it 'ay be necessary to a## a #e0ay between the write an# rea# test
to 'a-e s$re a00 #ata is written to the #is- before the rea# test is e4ec$te#.
,his test is non8#estr$ctive b$t re($ires a partition with a #rive 0etter associate#.
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9. !andom access
,he 3an#o' .ccess test 'eas$res the perfor'ance of ran#o' rea# or write operations.
,he a'o$nt of #ata which wi00 be transferre# varies fro' 512 bytes to 1 6%.
,he ran#o' test $ses transfer si1e between 512 bytes an# 1 6%.
Bo$ can choose which tests wi00 be perfor'e# by c0ic-ing on the chec- bo4es ne4t to the
transfer si1e.
3es$0ts are shown in three #ifferent $nits7
?perations per secon#s ("?PS)7 n$'ber of co'p0ete# rea# or write re($ests per secon#.
5igher is better.
.vg. access ti'e (in 'i00isecon#s or 's)7 average a'o$nt of ti'e it ta-es to perfor' a sing0e
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rea# or write operation. Cower is better.
6a4. access ti'e (in 'i00isecon#s or 's)7 highest access ti'e 'eas$re# #$ring the test. Cower
is better.
.vg. spee# (in 'egabytes per secon# or 6%s)7 average transfer spee# for a co'p0ete# rea#
or write operation. 5igher is better.
,his test is a 0ow 0eve0 test an# can on0y be perfor'e# on a #rive with no partitions (see the
bench'ar- topic for 'ore infor'ation).
,he ran#o' access perfor'ance can be 'eas$re# on a partia0 section of the har# #rive by
setting the short stro-e options.
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:. ;<tra tests
,he e4tra test tab offers a variety of s'a00 tests which can be $se# to ($ic-0y #eter'ine the
'ost i'portant perfor'ance para'eters of the har# #rive.
Short stro-e options are avai0ab0e for a partia0 test.
;<&lanation of t'e e<tra tests.
3an#o' see-7 perfor's ran#o' see- operations across the #is- s$rface
3an#o' see- & ;%7 perfor's ran#o' see- operations an# rea#s & ;% across the #is- s$rface
%$tterf0y see-7 perfor's see- operations 'oving fro' the o$ter trac-s to the inner trac-s an#
bac-
3an#o' see- si1e )& ;%7 perfor's ran#o' rea#write see- operations with a ran#o' b0oc-
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si1e ('a4. )& ;%).
3an#o' see- si1e 2 6%7 perfor's ran#o' rea#write see- operations with a ran#o' b0oc-
si1e ('a4. 2 6%)
Se($entia0 o$ter7 'eas$res the transfer rate at the o$ter trac-s
Se($entia0 'i##0e7 'eas$res the transfer rate at the center of the #rive
Se($entia0 inner7 'eas$res the transfer rate at the inner trac-s
%$rst rate7 'eas$res the highest possib0e transfer spee# between the #rive an# the interface
/ache test7 'eas$res the transfer spee# fro' the b$ffer of the #rive an# shows it graphica00y.
*s$a00y the b$ffer capacity of the #rive can be #eter'ine# by chec-ing the position where the
spee# #rops sharp0y. ,he screenshot shows a b$ffer capacity of 1) 6%.
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10. Info
,he first part of the screen shows #etai0e# infor'ation abo$t each partition on the har# #is-.
,he secon# part shows which feat$res are s$pporte#.
,he thir# part shows basic infor'ation7
Fir'ware version
Seria0 n$'ber
/apacity as it is 'ar-ete# by the 'an$fact$rerE #efining 1 ;% as 1000 bytes. ,he capacity
between braces is the capacity as shown by <in#ows #efining 1 ;% as 102& bytes.
%$ffer si1e7 b$ffer capacity of the #rive. Aote7 #$e to 0i'itations of the (S).,. specifications
on0y b$ffer capacities be0ow 32 6% are reporte#. ,o #eter'ine the act$a0 $sab0e b$ffer
capacity the cache test fro' the e4tra tests tab can be $se#.
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"nterface stan#ar#
6a4i'$' transfer 'o#e an# active transfer 'o#e
.verage spee#7 average rea#write spee# across the entire #rive capacity.
3otation spee#7 rotation spee# in revo0$tions per 'in$te (rp')
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11. Healt'
,his f$nction $ses S.6...3.,. (Se0f86onitoring .na0ysis an# 3eporting ,echno0ogy) to get
infor'ation abo$t the hea0th of the har# #is-.
,he tab0e shows the fo00owing para'eters7
"D7 para'eter which is being 'eas$re#
/$rrent7 c$rrent va0$e
<orst7 the worst va0$e which has been recor#e# since the har# #is- was first $se#
,hresho0#7 the va0$e of any of the para'eters sho$0# never get be0ow the thresho0#
Data7 shows the $sab0e #ata which be0ongs to the "D
Stat$s7 stat$s of the para'eter (?;9 warning or fai0e#)
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/0ic- on a 0ist entry to get #etai0e# infor'ation abo$t the se0ecte# para'eter as we00 as the
stat$s an# possib0e reason for fai0$re.
,he progress bar shows when the ne4t $p#ate of the stat$s wi00 occ$r. ,he stat$s can be
'an$a00y $p#ate# by pressing the $p#ate b$tton.
vaila-le o&tions.
5ea0th chec- interva07 ti'e in 'in$tes between stat$s $p#ates.
.$to save 0og7 saves the hea0th stat$s to a 0og fi0e
6onitor hea0th #$ring test7 enab0ing this option wi00 $p#ate the hea0th stat$s #$ring
perfor'ance tests. ,his 'ay ca$se 0ower res$0ts.
=og
%y pressing the 0og b$tton a new screen wi00 pop $p which shows a history of the S.6...3.,.
stat$s.
Note: the %Auto save log% option must be enabled for this function&
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"f yo$ have '$0tip0e har# #rives yo$ can se0ect the 0og fi0e yo$ want to inspect.
Se0ect an attrib$te to view its history. ,his wi00 be shown graphica00y an# n$'erica00y.
Bo$ can choose between the c$rrent va0$e or the #ata fie0# which 'ay be 'ore $sef$0.
,he 0og #ata can be e4porte# to a te4t fi0e which can be opene# by a sprea#sheet for f$rther
ana0ysis.
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12. ;rror scan
,he Error Scan scans the entire #is- s$rface for errors. Defects wi00 show $p as re# b0oc-s. ,he
e4act 0ocation of these #efects are shown in the 0ist be0ow the graph.
,his test on0y perfor's rea# operations an# is non#estr$ctive.
For a short test the ($ic- scan option can be set. <ith this option enab0e# on0y certain parts
across the #is- s$rface wi00 be teste#.
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%y pressing the >Spee# 'ap> b$tton after the test has co'p0ete# yo$ can see the rea#
perfor'ance across the #is-.
,he highest perfor'ance wi00 be shown as green b0oc-s9 s0ower perfor'ance is shown in a
ye00ow co0or an# very s0ow perfor'ance is shown as re# b0oc-s.
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1+. 5older usage
<ith this f$nction yo$ can easi0y see how '$ch space each fo0#er on the har# #is- is $sing.
Each 0ine in the fo0#er 0ist is co0ore# accor#ing to the #is- space.
=reen F 0ow #is- space $sage
Be00ow F average #is- space $sage
3e# F high #is- space $sage
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<hen fi0es are #e0ete# fro' a har# #is-9 the #ata is not act$a00y erase#. ?n0y the references to
those fi0es are #e0ete#.
%y $sing recovery software it wi00 be possib0e to recover 'any or a00 fi0es after the fi0es have
been #e0ete# or even after a f$00 for'at. So if yo$ se009 ret$rn or give away yo$r har# #is-
so'eone 'ay be ab0e to recover sensitive #ata fro' the #is-.
,he erase f$nction sec$re0y erases the #isc by overwriting the entire contents of the #is- with
a specifie# pattern.
,here are fo$r #ifferent #e0ete 'etho#s7
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Gero fi00 (1 pass)9 ran#o' fi00 (1 pass)9 DoD 5220.226 (+ passes)9 =$tt'an (35 passes).
,he 1ero an# ran#o' fi00 sho$0# be s$fficient for 'ost p$rposes. For 'ore sec$re0y #e0eting
#ata yo$ can $se the other two 'etho#s.
/o'p0ete0y erasing the har# #is- 'ay ta-e severa0 ho$rs. "f yo$>re $sing one of the '$0ti8pass
#e0ete 'etho#s yo$ can se0ect at which pass the erasing sho$0# begin.
D$ring the erase process write errors wi00 be reporte# in a si'i0ar way as in the Error Scan
f$nction.
,o prevent acci#enta0 #ata 0oss9 the write test can on0y be perfor'e# on a #is- with no
partitions (see the bench'ar- topic for 'ore infor'ation).
%y c0ic-ing the verify option the erase# #is- wi00 be rea# an# the contents wi00 be verifie#.
. green b0oc- shows the sector is rea#ab0e an# contains the e4pecte# #ata (ie. a00 0>s for the
Gero Fi00 'etho#).
. re# b0oc- in#icates the sector is either $nrea#ab0e or the #ata #oes not 'atch the e4pecte#
#ata.
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15. Dis( 3onitor
,he Dis- 6onitor f$nction 'onitors the #is- activity fro' the se0ecte# #is-.
,he top graph shows the rea# an# write transfer spee# for each secon#.
?n the botto' ha0f of the screen9 the #is- activity can be ana0y1e# in #etai0 by se0ecting one
of the fo$r options7
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Bloc( si8e
A$'ber of "? operations7 shows the occ$rrences in D for each b0oc- si1e (512 bytes to )&
;%)
6a4i'$' spee#7 shows the 'a4i'$' spee# in 6%s for each b0oc- si1e
6e#ian spee#7 shows the 'ost often occ$rre# spee# in 6%s for each b0oc- si1e
512 H )&;% perfor'ance7 shows the fre($ency #istrib$tion of the perfor'ance for the
se0ecte# b0oc- si1e
Position
,his graph shows the fre($ency #istrib$tion of the positions (in D) on the #is- where the "?
activity too- p0ace.
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Programs
Shows a 0ist of progra'sprocesses which generate #is- "? activity. ,he n$'ber of rea#write
operations an# tota0 rea#write si1e are shown for each process.
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Statistics
Shows a 0ist of the 'ost i'portant "? statistics.
Note: the I'( transfers include cached operations. These cached operations usually e$ceed the
ma$imum performance of the device.
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..6 or .$to'atic .co$stic 6anage'ent a00ows yo$ to re#$ce the see- noise or to increase
the see- perfor'ance.
Possib0e va0$es are between 122 an# 25& where 25& gives yo$ the highest perfor'ance b$t
a0so 'ore noise whi0e a va0$e of 122 gives yo$ 0ess noise b$t 0ower perfor'ance.
,o change the ..6 settings 'ove the s0i#er an# press the Set b$tton.
,he effect of the new setting can be teste# by pressing the ,est b$tton.
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14. Save o&tions
,he save options app0y to the screenshot save f$nction. ,o change the save settings go to the
?ptions 'en$ an# c0ic- on the Save entry.
.s- for fi0e na'e an# 0ocation7
<hen this option is chec-e# yo$ can 'an$a00y specify the #estination fo0#er an# fi0e na'e.
<hen this option is enab0e# the two options be0ow are ignore#.
Path7 c0ic- on the fo0#er b$tton to se0ect the #estination fo0#er.
Fo0#er fi0e na'e7
Specify the fi0ter to generate the fo0#er an# fi0e na'e.
"f the fo0#er #oes not e4ist it wi00 be create#.
DA7 #rive na'e 'o#e0
DS7 #rive seria0 n$'ber
DF7 f$nction
D"7 "? f$nction (rea# or write)
DD7 #ate
D,7 ti'e
I7 fo0#er
3ep0ace spaces with $n#erscores7 chec- this option to rep0ace a00 spaces with $n#erscores (J)
.$to'atica00y save screenshot after each test7 when this option is chec-e# a screenshot with
test res$0ts is save# a$to'atica00y save# to the specifie# fo0#er.
,his option app0ies to the fo00owing f$nctions7 %ench'ar-9 Fi0e bench'ar-9 3an#o' .ccess9
E4tra ,ests9 Error Scan an# Erase.
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19. 0ommand line &arameters
,he fo00owing co''an# 0ine para'eters can be $se#7
D"S;74
Se0ects har# #is-
4 F #is- n$'ber (0 F first #is-)
F*A/,"?A74
Se0ects f$nction
Possib0e va0$es7
%ench'ar-9 "nfo9 Errorscan9 5ea0th9 Fo0#er$sage9 Erase9 Fi0ebench'ar-9 Dis-'onitor9 ..69
.ccesstest9 E4tratests.
K*"/;S/.A
K$ic- scan wi00 be perfor'e# with the Error Scan f$nction.
*se# in co'bination with F*A/,"?A7ErrorScan.
C?=74
Saves infor'ation or test res$0ts to the specifie# fi0e
4 F f$00 path to fi0e.
S,.3,
Starts se0ecte# f$nction a$to'atica00y
/an be $se# for %ench'ar-9 Error Scan9 Dis- 6onitor an# Fi0e %ench'ar-
<3",E
Se0ects the write test. "f o'itte# the rea# test wi00 be e4ec$te#.
/an be $se# for %ench'ar-9 .ccess ,est an# E4tra ,ests.
6"A"6"GE
6ini'i1es the progra'
K*",
K$its the progra' after the specifie# tas- has been e4ec$te#
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S.FE LMNL8N4
/ertain a#vance# #etection f$nctions wi00 be #isab0e# when specifying this option to
tro$b0eshoot inco'patibi0ity iss$es with certain #rivers.
S.FE witho$t e4tra para'eters wi00 #isab0e a00 of these f$nctions.
For 'ore infor'ation p0ease contact s$pport.
Para'eters are not case sensitive.
E4a'p0es7
D"S;71 F*A/,"?A7bench'ar- S,.3, C?=7c7Ibench'ar-.t4t
,his co''an# 0ine perfor's the bench'ar- f$nctions on the secon# #is- an# saves the
res$0ts to the fi0e c7Ibench'ar-.t4t
F*A/,"?A7info C?=7c7Iinfo.t4t K*",
,his co''an# 0ine saves the infor'ation fro' the "nfo tab to the fi0e c7Iinfo.t4t an# then e4its
the progra'.
Ao #is- is specifie# so the infor'ation wi00 be gathere# fro' the first #is-.
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1:. 0ontact information
S$pport an# sa0es ($estions7 s$pportOh#t$ne.co'
For the 0atest infor'ation an# progra' $p#ates p0ease visit http7www.h#t$ne.co'
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