The WD Drive Utilities software (see Figure 6 on page 10) makes it easy for you to
manage and customize your drive for the best possible performance:
Diagnose—Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working
properly.
Sleep Timer—Turn your drive off during extended periods of inactivity to conserve
power and extend the life of the drive.
Drive Erase—Erase all of the data on the drive, including your password if you have
one.
About—See the installed software version, check for software updates, and register
your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out
about product enhancements and price discount opportunities
Checking Drive Health
The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that
your drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your drive
is not operating properly:
Drive status check
The drive status check is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors key
internal performance attributes of the drive. A detected increase in drive
temperature, noise, or read/write errors, for example, can provide an indication that
the drive is approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced warning, you
could take precautionary measures, like moving your data to another drive, before a
failure occurs.
The result of a drive status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive’s condition.
Quick drive test
Your drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard
™
diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error
conditions. The quick drive test checks the drive for major performance problems.
The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive’s condition.
Complete drive test
The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test. It tests every
sector for error conditions and inserts bad sector markers as required.
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