How To Use Hutil Program - Samsung SP0211N Service Manual

SAMSUNG HARD DISK DRIVE

7. How to use HUTIL Program

1) Before you start
HUTIL support from Voyager11P to PALO series.(HUTIL 1.12 version)
(HUTIL has been upgrading constantly whenever new model comes out.)
- Preparation before use
Diskette or HDD containing HUTIL.EXE should be boot-up to MS-DOS mode,that is,
should be contained IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS,COMMAND.COM (IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS: hidden file).
And also HUTIL.CFG is required.
2) Explanation of each menu
OPTION - ABOUT HUTIL : Version of HUTIL.
OPTION - DOS SHELL : Execute DOS Shell. If you want back to HUTIL, input EXIT.
EXIT TO DOS : End HUTIL program.
OPTION - DRIVE INFORMATION : Open the information window about the target HDD.
TEST - READ ALL: Display error list when error is occurred after reading whole cylinder.
TEST - READ FROM : Read from the designated cylinder and head to the last cylinder.
TEST - WRITE ALL: Write 00h on all cylinder except maintenance cylinder.
TEST - WRITE FROM : Write from the designate cylinder and head to the last cylinder.
INFORMATION - NEW DEFECT LIST : View the error list in memory.
TEST - BURN IN : Download burn-In script to HDD.
TEST - DEFECT FREE : Progress after Read Drive command.
TEST - SHORT TEST : Menu for random read test, no defect free test.
TEST - LONG TEST : Read test from the first cylinder to the last in order,
TEST - LONG TEST & DF : Current auto test.Check defect and defect free during read test 뭉
INFORMATION - NEW DEFECT MAP : Show defect on drive in graphic mode. These defects are
INFORMATION - GROWN DEFECT MAP : Show the defects in graphic mode during HUTIL program.
PALO
Press ESC to close.
Message will be appeared if the test time delay is over 20 seconds compared
with other normal HDD. In this case, HDD may have problem. (Progress
sequential read test from cyl. #0 to the last cylinder. No Defect Free.
- Refer to attachment below.)
Press ESC to stop in the middle.
All data will be removed. (Even partition table, boot sector & FAT)
Defect free operation for the defects in the error list.
no defect free test.
examine defect free again.
invisible because of done then these are added after defect
free done B/I & Read test or Auto test separately.
Moving along cursor with up/down arrow key, these keys
are indicated the location of defects in the right list
on disk. This location is agreed with the real location
because skew was concerned in that already.
The color of an arrow is agreed with those of head in
which defect occurred.
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