• overall test and repair of damaged HDDs with any SCSI interface;
• data recovery from damaged SCSI HDDs with the help of Data Extractor;
• simultaneous work with 1 up to 15 HDDs. It can do tests and service operations for each of them and independently from each other;
• new PC-KEY2 (Power supplier) card can control power supply of one HDD and three external power sources of ATX standard to every of which you can connect several HDDs;
• updated manuals for the whole complex and for the specialized utilities. These manuals give different methodics of data recovery, recommendations on interchangeability of PCBs, succession of making hot-swap etc.

Universal utility quickly diagnoses any damaged HDD and determines how to repair HDD. Specialized utilities repair HDD, they are unique for each HDD manufacturer.

PС-3000 universal utility does operations as follows:

• doing elementary tests: readiness test, recalibration, self-diagnostics, identification, stop/start of spindle;
• surface verification, reading, writing, complex test;
• defect table reading, search and assignment of surface defects;
• low-level formatting;
• self-test launching;
• replication (image creation) of HDD and saving of any area into file;
• switching on/off the automatic reassignment of defects at reading and writing, changing of hardware quantity of reading attempts and writing of bad sectors;
• SMART parameters indication and clearance of error logs;
• HPA changing.

• HDD testing in factory mode;
• service information testing and recovery;
• HDD Flash ROM reading and writing;
• translator regeneration;
• reading/writing on physical parameters.

• Original user-friendly interface similar to that one of PC-3000 for Windows.
• PC-3000 for SCSI tests HDD performance and indicates it in a diagram.
• Sector editor which helps you to view and edit selected surface areas, and to save them to files.
• Testing operations - reading, writing, verification, edition (image creation).
• HDD replication (image creation).
  This function enables to copy data from one HDD to several ones at the same time. It is useful for data recovery as well.
• In HDD replication it is possible to copy
  from SCSI to SCSI
  from SCSI to ATA/SATA
  from ATA/SATA to SCSI
  from ATA/SATA ro ATA/SATA
  Thus, all combinations are possible.
  
  
• Ability to save any HDD area to file on the another HDD and then write these data into the chosen HDD. It can be used also for HDD replication or data recovery.
• All results of the tests can be saved to files or database. The results can be used to the further viewing or the subsequent tests. All actions are logged.
• Simultaneous and independent work with all HDD switched to the standard ATA and SATA ports in Win2K и Windows XP operation systems.

PC-KEY 2 power controller

• Added control of 3 external power supplies of ATX standard.
• Added protection on HDD power supply.

• User interface is similar to PC-3000 for Windows.
• Elaborated utilities: Universal, IBM, Maxtor-Quantum.
• Added new utility for HDD Seagate SCSI.
• New DBMS for resource storage - one of the most safe database of all existing ones.
• Activation instead of licences.
• Compatible work with Data Extractor.

We have done really great job. Functionally we have elaborated all the utilities - universal one, IBM, Maxtor-Quantum and added utility for Seagate. We have also changed the user interface in its unification, set of utilities, menu view etc. and have built-in a new database.

• supports SCSI HDD of all manufacturers - Seagate, IBM, Maxtor-Quantum, Fujitsu, Hitachi-HGST;
• helps to simultaneously test all HDD connected to the system, for one channel SCSI it is 15 HDD, for two channels - 30 etc and do tests and service operations for each of them independently of all others, for example you can start read test on one and write test on the other. HDD can be connected and disconnected without reloading the computer and restarting the utility;
• tests HDD capacity and shows it as a diagram;
• has convenient sector editor which enables to view and edit selected parts of the surface and also to save it to the file;
• all results of the tests can be saved into files or database. During operation all actions are logged.

1. Running of elementary tests (readiness check, recalibration, self-diagnostics, drive ID reading, spindle stop/start).
2. Surface verification.
3. Read test.
4. Write test.
5. Seek test.
6. Complex HDD test including all of the above.
7. Reading of PLIST and GLIST defect tables.
8. Seek and assign of surface defects.
9. Low-level HDD format with possibility of defect relocation and erasing GLIST.
10. Launch of short HDD self-test.
11. Replication (image creation) of HDD - copying data from one HDD to any quantity of HDD connected to the system.

1. Added possibility of simultaneous and independent operation with all HDDs connected to the standard ports ATA and SATA in Win2K and Windows XP operating systems. Available test operations - read, write, verification, replication (copying information from one HDD to any number of connected HDDs). In HDD replication it is possible to copy from SCSI to SCSI, from SCSI to ATA/SATA, from ATA/SATA to SCSI, from ATA/SATA to ATA/SATA, i. e. any combinations.
2. In reading and image creation we added the possibility of usaging the command of "long" reading instead of the command of standard reading. It could be used in some data recovery cases at the translator damage or unstable reading.
3. In HDD replication we added the possibility to choose the quantity of LBA read data by one command. It's vital for HDD with unstable reading.
4. In formatting command we added the possibility to load defect table in LBA format.
5. Added indication of LBA-PCHS and PCHS-LBA conversion to investigate the operation of the translator.
6. Added possibility to form soft BAD-sector by "long" writing.
7. Added menu "HDD configuration" in which the following possibilities are realized:
   • indication of physical parameters - quantity of cylinders, heads, speed of rotation. Zone distribution table identification, hardware quantity of attempts of reading, writing, verification on bad sectors;
   • in mode select command it is possible to permit/inhibit automatic defect relocation at reading and writing, change of hardware quantity of attempts of reading and writing of bad sectors and time limit of processing these sectors;
   • permitting/inhibiting of data cashing in read-write operations.
   
   
8. Added Log sense command by which a list of supported configuration pages and their content is indicated. Here we also give decoding of many actual parameters: date of HDD manufacturing, number of start-stop cycles, HDD temperature, total number of read, written sectors and also SMART parameters - number of mistakes in data processing and codes of SMART state. Here you can also clear error logs.
9. Added possibility of HPA change (HDD capacity) and setting the capacity on default (maximum capacity).
10. Added button in toolbar by which we realized rapid access to the elementary operations - check of readiness, recalibration, start/stop. This same buttorn is available in all specialized utilities.

IBM utility

In this utility the following possibilities are realized:

1. Service area surface checking.
2. Service information structure checking.
3. Service information module reading.
4. Service information module writing.
5. NV-RAM and RAM reading.
6. Zone distribution table viewing.
7. Self-tests IBM launching.

What's new in IBM utility?

1. Changed procedure of entrance into the utility at loading the module table from file or database.
2. Added physical head test
3. Realized of defect relocation from G-List into P-List with translator regeneration.
4. In HDD configuration there is a possibility to set up the option "Format degraded disable" which enables to get access to the user data in HDD with the error "Medium Format Corrupted" or the similar ones connected with the format error.
5. Added possibility to read modules by ignoring the error and by the composition method.
6. Overviewed list of additional codes of errors which detail the defect cause. This list helps in many cases to define exactly the cause of HDD damage.

Maxtor-Quantum utility

In this utility the following possibilities are realized:

1. Service information structure check.
2. Service information module reading/writing.
3. SA track reading/writing.
4. Reading CP (Config Pages), writing CP into memory.
5. Loading of microcode into service area and memory.
6. Reading/writing on physical parameters.
7. LBA-CHS conversion indication.

What's new in Maxtor-Quantum utility?

1. Changed procedure of the utility initialization at loading the resources necessary for utility loading, from file or database.
2. Added physical head test.
3. Added saving of offline-resources into files or database.
4. Added check of service area surface.
5. Added possibility to read modules by ignoring the error and by the composition method.
6. In reading on physical parameters we added the possibility to read in LBA logical sequence (i. e. in that one in which data were written by the user) and considering P-List with the possibility of writing the read information into the file.
7. In reading on logical parameters we added the possibility of "long" reading with the possibility to write the read information into file.
8. In writing on logical parameters we added the possibility of writing from early saved files with the read user data to another good HDD.

Seagate utility.

In this utility the following possibilities are realized:

1. Restoration of damaged translator. The user data are saved.
2. Reading-writing of SA tracks including both methods: by error ignoring and by compositional method.
3. Service area surface checking.
4. Reading on physical parameters, also in LBA logical sequence (i. e. in that one in which data were written by the user) and considering Plist with the possibility of writing the read information into the file.
5. In reading on logical parameters we added the possibility of "long" reading with the possibility to write the read information into file.
6. Writing on logical and physical parameters, also from early saved files with the read user data to another good HDD.
7. Head and surface testing on physical parameters.
8. Editing of HDD serial number.

• PC-KEY2 (Power Supplier) card
• Power cable
• Mini-Fit cable of power supply PC ATX
• PC-3000 for SCSI software
• User manual
• Envelope with license and installation key

PC-3000 for SCSI kit