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Hitachi XL3000 3TB Drive Format Utility For Windows XP
Version 1.0
About
The XL3000 Drive Format Utility (DFU) is used to format the 3TB External drive for use on Windows XP allowing the full capacity to be utilized. This application is only designed to partition and format the XL3000 External USB Drive on Windows XP 32bit systems.
WARNING: Using this utility will cause the XL3000 drive to be erased. Please backup any data prior to using the XL3000 Drive Format Utility.
Downloads
• XL3000 DRIVE FORMAT UTILITY FOR WINDOWS XP (668 K)
• XL3000 DRIVE FORMAT UTILITY USER GUIDE
Drive Fitness Test
Version 4.16
The Drive Fitness Test (DFT) quickly and reliably tests SCSI, IDE and SATA drives. The DFT analyze function performs read tests without overwriting customer data. (Note: other DFT restoration utilities may overwrite data.)
NOTE: Currently the Drive Fitness Test does not support 3TB and greater internal drives.
Downloads
To run the DFT, you must download the appropriate creator or image and create a self-booting media.
You may create the media under Windows (using the Windows OS version) or Linux (using the binary image), for instructions on how to run the Drive Fitness Test utility download the User's Guide below.
Drive Fitness Test User's Guide (426 K)
Guide to using DFT Diskette creator for Windows OS (2,130 K)
Creates self-booting media to run DFT | Read Me | Having trouble creating the bootable diskette?
Binary diskette image for non-Windows OS (1,440 K)
Creates self-booting media to run DFT | Read Me
CD image (2,720 K)
Creates bootable CD for Linux, Windows and other operating systems ( requires CD-RW drive and software).
Notes
Does not support Microdrive Digital Media products.
Supports all Travelstar HDDs, except 8E, 10E and C4K series.
Does not support Endurastar products.
Does not support external USB or Firewire attached drives.
Compatible only with x86-based processors.
Does not support the PC which loads Intel ICH9M chipset. HitachiGST are working to fix this situation.
Most modern operating systems have been designed to work efficiently with Advanced Format drives. For optimum performance, it is important to ensure that the drive is partitioned correctly and that data is written in 4K blocks by both the operating system, and the application. Modern operating systems handle this automatically. When using Advanced Format drives in legacy environments, special tools may be required to optimize read/write performance and keep the data sectors aligned. Users who have created a misaligned partition may download the Windows utility below to correct this condition by re-aligning the partition.
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This tool is compatible with Windows operating systems.
For more information about Advanced Format Drives, please read the Advanced Format Technology Brief
For best performance, it is recommended that the hard drive be partitioned correctly upon first use, by using either a modern operating system or Advanced Format-aware partitioning software. Several third-party software options are listed on the last page of the Advanced Format Technology Brief.
Version 2.15
The Feature Tool is a DOS-bootable tool for changing various ATA features. It can modify certain features of our Deskstar and Travelstar high-performance ATA hard disk drives and supports 48-bit addressing for new, large-capacity drives.
NOTE: Currently the Feature Tool does not support 3TB and greater internal drives.
Downloads
Feature Tool User's Guide Contains instructions for creating the bootable media under Windows and Linux, and information on how to use the program.
Diskette creator for Windows (1,692 K)
Click here if having trouble creating bootable diskette
CD image (2,578 K)
Create a bootable CD for Windows, Linux and other operating systems (requires CD-RW drive and software).
Notes
Does not support Travelstar 8E, 10E, or C4Kxx series HDDs, or drives mounted in external enclosures.
Does not support the PC which loads Intel ICH9M chipset. HitachiGST are working to fix this situation.
Warning! Switching your drive to support 3.0Gb/s, or enabling spread spectrum clocking and then using it, may render your drive unusable in a system that cannot support these functions. If in doubt, please contact your system manufacturer.
Having trouble creating a bootable diskette?
The Windows version of the Drive Fitness Test (DFT) bootable diskette and the Feature Tool bootable diskette are created using InstallShield®. If you receive errors when you are trying to create the bootable diskette, the following articles in the InstallShield® Website Knowledge Base may help you resolve the problem:
Q104985 - INFO: Troubleshooting Initialization Errors
Q105416 - INFO: Troubleshooting General Installation Errors – End User Version
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