Western Digital WDBACG0030HCH User Manual - Page 75

Utilities Settings, Diagnostic, Utilities, Short Test, Full Test, Close, Customer Support

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CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS Utilities Settings On the Utilities tab, you can test the network drive and get diagnostic information, restore the drive to factory defaults, reboot or shut down the drive, and import or export a configuration file: Diagnostic Run diagnostic tests if you are having problems with your drive. The short test checks the drive for major performance problems. The result of a short drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's condition. The short drive test can take several minutes to complete. The more comprehensive drive diagnostic is the full test. It methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions, and inserts bad-sector markers as required. The full drive test takes several hours to complete, depending on the size and data configuration of your drive. To run a test: 1. Select Short Test (default setting) or Full Test, and then click the Run button. A progress bar displays. Messages indicate that the test is running and whether the drive passed or failed the test. 2. If the drive passed the test, click the Close button to return to the Utilities page, -OR If the drive fails the test, click the Customer Support button to get assistance. MY BOOK LIVE 70 USER MANUAL

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CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS
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MY BOOK LIVE
USER MANUAL
Utilities Settings
On the
Utilities
tab, you can test the network drive and get diagnostic information,
restore the drive to factory defaults, reboot or shut down the drive, and import or
export a configuration file:
Diagnostic
Run diagnostic tests if you are having problems with your drive. The short test
checks the drive for major performance problems. The result of a short drive test is a
pass or fail evaluation of the drive's condition. The short drive test can take several
minutes to complete.
The more comprehensive drive diagnostic is the full test. It methodically tests each
and every sector for error conditions, and inserts bad-sector markers as required.
The full drive test takes several hours to complete, depending on the size and data
configuration of your drive.
To run a test:
1.
Select
Short Test
(default setting) or
Full Test
, and then click the
Run
button. A
progress bar displays.
Messages indicate that the test is running and whether the drive passed or failed
the test.
2.
If the drive passed the test, click the
Close
button to return to the Utilities page,
-OR -
If the drive fails the test, click the
Customer Support
button to get assistance.