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WD Quick Tester

User Manual

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2779-001003-A01  11/04

Summary of Contents for WD Quick Tester

Page 1: ...rom its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Western Digital Western Digital reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notic...

Page 2: ...Test 7 Quick Drive Test 7 Drive Failure Notification 8 Drive Pass Notification 8 Full Drive Erase 9 Quick Drive Erase 9 Utility Menu 10 Test Data Ops 10 Time 10 Comm Settings 11 12 Appendix WD Quick...

Page 3: ...Procedures Hard drives can be damaged by rough handling shock and vibration or electrostatic discharge ESD Be aware of the following precautions when handling hard drives Follow all proper static elec...

Page 4: ...cifications Standard voltage level RS232 interface Thermal resetable power line fuse Environmental from 5o to 45o C non condensing Power requirements 12V 300 ma 12 VDC 10 ripple and noise 250 mV provi...

Page 5: ...er Settings section on page 3 For non Western Digital hard drives refer to the manufacturer s documentation 2 Check the cable connection The WD Quick Tester is supplied with an EIDE cable Verify that...

Page 6: ...6 for current 10 pin drives and c the simplest for late model drives all jumpers removed The WD Quick Tester supports all three configurations of the Single setting Not supported by the WD Quick Test...

Page 7: ...either or both LEDs denote a particular status Quick Start Guide Label The Quick Start Guide label is located on the back of the WD Quick Tester The main steps and their functions are highlighted for...

Page 8: ...tures and verifies LBA support 6 Verifies that the drive does not have Security enabled 7 Enables the S M A R T feature set if supported 8 Checks S M A R T thresholds if supported If the drive passes...

Page 9: ...r user induced handling damage DO NOT return the drive for warranty repair If the drive failed for non customer handling related issues the WD Quick Tester will report the failure In both failure case...

Page 10: ...ou will be notified that the drive is not covered under warranty DO NOT return the drive Test results are recorded to the drive s logging sector WD only with details of the test assuming the drive is...

Page 11: ...ase allows for the partial data erasure of the drive This prepares a drive that passed all functional and media tests for the reinstallation of the operating system and applications The time required...

Page 12: ...d records indicated by the message Recs xxx 100 where xxx is a number between 0 and 100 When the database is full the tester will overwrite the earliest record in a circular fashion Done Return to the...

Page 13: ...d view the Upload Baud Rate Values supported are 1 200 default 9 600 and 19 200 baud The View Cur Baud displays the current baud rate selected Use the Set Baud Rate option to scroll through the three...

Page 14: ...sequence The data is sent out blind no handshaking The RS232 Data Port 9 pin D female connector Minimum Cable Requirement for Database Uploads only Pin 2 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 5 Pin 5 9 pin D female C...

Page 15: ...ata from the database before making firmware updates Data may be lost after the update 2 Remove the power supply from the Tester 3 Using a small flat tip screwdriver set the two switches found under t...

Page 16: ...e four screws on the top of the circuit board holding the board to the nylon stand offs attached to the box bottom 5 Remove the PCB from the box cover 6 Carefully remove the battery from the battery h...

Page 17: ...LF TEST 0007 SMART QUICK SELF TEST 0008 FULL MEDIA SCAN 0009 DISABLE SMART 000A WD AUTONOMOUS WRITE ALL Code Test 0000 Drive passed the test 0100 Drive failed handling test 0200 Test aborted by User 0...

Page 18: ...des continued Code Test 0556 SERVO 1 0557 SERVO 2 9 0558 SERVO 10 0580 Missing Interrupt 0581 Write Fault 0582 Drive Not Ready 0584 Diag Command Error 0585 Busy Timeout 0586 DRQ Timeout 0599 Other Fai...

Page 19: ...ns technical tips and the online forum Knowledge Base Explore our expert knowledge base and Frequently Asked Questions Service and Support Options Look up available service and support options in your...

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