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MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 57
• 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.
The best time to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on a regular basis, before
you encounter any problems with your drive. And, because they are so fast, running the
SMART status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance with
minimal inconvenience. Then, run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions
when writing or accessing files.
1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
• The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you
installed the application
•Start > All Programs > Western Dig ital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
See Figure 4 on page 9.
2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to check.
3. Click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog:
4. On the Diagnostics dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run:
•SMART Status
• Quick Drive Test
• Complete Drive Test
Erasing the Drive
Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD software and all of the support
files, utilities, and user manual files. You can download these to restore
your drive to its original configuration after erasing the drive.
CAUTION! Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on the drive. Always
make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing it.