Western Digital WDBHDK5000ABK User Manual - Page 13

MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL Quick Drive Test Each device drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard™ diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error conditions. The quick drive test checks the drives for major performance problems. The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drives' condition. Complete Drive Test The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test. It checks 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 drives. And, because they are so fast, running the S.M.A.R.T. 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. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 8). 2. If you have more than one supported drive or storage device 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: S.M.A.R.T. Status Quick Drive Test Complete Drive Test MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 10