| Using KillDisk |
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Partial Random Examination
Examines a set number of randomly distributed sections of the disk within the selected area.
Read Each Sector in Selected Area
Examines the entirety of a selected area, set for examination. Because this reads every sector in the selected area,
this is the most lengthy, but thorough of the disk examination procedures.
Disk copy options
Note:
This feature is only available when working with a Disk Batch, after an erase. Operations on single
disks will not be able to use these option.
Copy disk image
When selected, this enables the copy feature. This will copy a disk image from a selected source to all disks that
were erased in the batch.
Use file image
Allows you to specify a disk image file to write to the other disks.
Use physical disk
Allows you to specify one disk from the batch to act as the "master disk". This disk will not be erased, but rather
be cloned to the other disks in the batch after they are erased.
Start copy to sector
You can specify which sector the copy starts from on the source disks. If you don't know what this is for, leave as
0.
Error handling
KillDisk has a broad capabilities to handle errors encountered during continues disk processing. These options could
application preferences dialog
or changed each time when disk processing starts.
Error handling attributes
At first, KillDisk allows you to select one of three ways to handle Read/Write Errors:
Abort entire disk group processing
This means that if you're running a batch erase and one of the disks has errors, the erase process for ALL the
disks in the batch will be terminated.
Abort only failed disk from group processing
This is the suggested setting. Failed disks will return an error and terminate the erase process, but other disks in
the batch will not be interrupted from completing the erase operation.
Ignore error for disk grouping
Ignores the read/write error and continues erasing wherever is possible on the disk. No active or forth going
operations are terminated.
In addition:
Number of Read/Write attempts
Sets the number of attempts KillDisk make to perform an operation when an error is encountered.
Sectors to skip after detection of a bad sector
Sets the number of sectors ignored by the software when bad sectors are found.
Do not show Read/Write error messages
Toggle whether or not read/write errors trigger messages to the user.
Use disk lock
Locks disks from being used by any other applications
