Be sure to connect the AC adapter to ensure adequate power during the tests.Īfter SeaTools loads, the screen will list the different storage devices in your system. These tests are disc-intensive and will draw more current than a typical usage profile. Plug in your notebook computer – Notebook systems should not run the long tests using just battery power.Windows XP Control Panel Power Options has a setting “Turn off hard disks” and should be set to “Never” during the test. The drive is working on its own at these times and the system may decide it should go into Stand By or Hibernate modes. A complete drive scan may take a few hours to complete. Keep the computer fully powered on – Power management controls may need to be suspended while doing very long tests.Most desktop and notebook systems have one SATA or PATA internal drive. Internal drives are identified as PATA (Parallel ATA or IDE), SATA (Serial ATA), SCSI or SAS (Serial-Attached SCSI). SeaTools’ Drive Identification – External drives that connect to the system through USB, 1394 Firewire or eSATA do not have the same background activity as the Internal drive.This is harmless to the drive and a routine condition of use however, it causes the SeaTools tests to take much longer time to complete. When that happens, SeaTools will temporarily suspend its current progress while the drive is busy. Otherwise, Windows will continue to give the disc drive commands to access data for the needs of the other applications.
The main reason for this is to keep the drive focused on SeaTools as much as possible.
Isolate SeaTools – close all other applications before running a hard disc diagnostic.
Launch SeaTools by following these steps once it is installed: This post describes how to run SeaTools for Windows and provides some comprehensive advice about using the test to assist in troubleshooting.
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