Wd Drive Utilities Software; Diagnose - Checking Drive Health; Raid Management - Western Digital My Book Duo User Manual

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WD Drive Utilities Software

The WD Drive Utilities software makes it easy to manage and customize a WD
external device or an internal WD hard drive for the best possible performance. This
utility includes these categories:
▪ Diagnose
working properly.
▪

RAID Management

the current RAID configuration.
▪ Settings
device during extended periods of inactivity to conserve power and extend the
life of the unit. It also includes a LED Settings that allows the front-facing LED to
be disabled or enabled.
▪ Drive Erase
either the exFAT, NTFS, or HFS+J file system.
Diagnose – Checking Drive Health
The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that your
drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your drive is not
operating properly:
▪ Drive Status Check – The drive status check is a failure-prediction function that
continuously monitors key internal performance attributes of the drive. A detected
increase in drive temperature, noise, or read/write errors, for example, can provide an
indication that the drive is approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced
warning, you could take precautionary measures, like moving your data to another drive,
before a failure occurs. The result of a Drive Status Check is a pass or fail evaluation of
the drive's condition.
▪ Quick Drive Test – Your device has a built-in Data Lifeguard
for error conditions. The Quick Drive Test checks the drive for major performance
problems. The result of a Quick Drive Test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's
condition.
▪ Complete Drive Test – The most comprehensive diagnostic test is the Complete Drive
Test. It tests every sector for error conditions and compensates for these errors as
required.
To run any of these tests, follow these steps:
1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software.
2. If you have more than one supported WD device connected to your computer,
select the one that you want to check.
3. Click
Diagnose
▪ Run Drive Status Check
▪ Run Quick Drive Test
▪ Run Complete Drive Test
RAID Management
Under RAID Management, the following tools are available:
▪ RAID Status
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– Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your device is
– Check RAID status for diagnostic purposes and to modify
– This section includes a Sleep Timer which reduces power to your
– Erase all of the data on the device and re-format the device with
on the top menu bar, then select one of the following tests:
WD Drive Utilities Software
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diagnostic utility that tests
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