SeaTools For Windows Should Run On Both Internal And External Hard Drives.Īfter Testing, A Large Percentage Of The Drives Returned To Seagate For Warranty Replacement Are Perfectly Good Drives With 'No Problem Found' (NPF). It Includes Several Tests That Will Examine The Physical Media On Your Seagate, Maxtor Or Samsung Disk Drive And Any Non-Seagate Disk Drive. WARNING: After running this low level format tool, the whole disk surface will be erased.ĭata restoration is impossible after using this utility!ĭownload Windows Installer (most people will want this option): HDD Low Level Format Tool ver.4.40 setupĭownload Windows Executable (works without installation): HDD Low Level Format Tool ver.4.Seagate SeaTools For Windows is A Comprehensive, Easy-to-use Diagnostic Tool That Helps You Quickly Determine The Condition Of The Disk Drive In Your External Hard Drive, Desktop Or Notebook Computer. Will also work with any USB and FIREWIRE external drive enclosuresĪs well as SD, MMC, MemoryStick and CompactFlash media.Īn option to quickly wipe partitions and MBR data is available. It can erase and Low-Level Format a SATA, IDE, SAS, SCSI or SSD hard disk drive. This HDD Low Level Format utility is free for home use. The program also supports low-level formatting of FLASH cards (SD, MMC, MemoryStick and CompactFlash) using a card-reader.Supported Manufacturers: Maxtor, Hitachi, Seagate, Samsung, Toshiba, Fujitsu, IBM, Quantum, Western Digital, and almost any other not listed here.Supported interfaces: S-ATA (SATA), IDE (E-IDE), SCSI, SAS, USB, FIREWIRE.HDD Low Level Format Tool is a utility for low-level hard disk drive formatting. If you are looking for a commercial license for 3 or more seats (PCs), please contact us and we will provide a discount. $27.00 per seat for commercial or professional use: Order Commercial license.Just $3.30 for personal/home use (no speed limit): Order Personal license.Free for personal/home use (speed is capped at 180 GB per hour which is 50 MB/s).

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