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Western Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics - WinDlg (DLGDIAG for Windows)
v1.28
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
WinDlg (DLGDIAG for Windows) is a GUI application that allows you to quickly and
efficiently verify the status of Western Digital drives. It reports each drive'
s
SMART Status and SMART Attribute values, allows you to run diagnostic tests (Qui
ck
Test and Extended Test), or erase operating systems and file systems on drives
(Write Zeros). If any drive errors are found, WinDlg provides an option to retu
rn
the drive to a defect-free state through its Extended Test repair option.
WinDlg runs on Windows XP and later (including Vista, Win7, Win8 and Win8.1).
Supported drive interfaces are: IDE, SATA, USB, Firewire, and SAS.
QUICK TEST:
The Quick Test can determine (in a short amount of time and with a high level of
confidence) whether a drive is defect-free. For maximum confidence, the Extende
d
Test is recommended. The Quick Test option may not be available on earlier IDE
drives, SCSI drives, and external drives.
The Quick Test checks a drive's SMART Status and performs a SMART Quick Drive
Self-Test if the drive supports the SMART feature. If the drive does not suppor
t
the SMART feature, a partial disk scan is performed instead of a SMART Quick Dri
ve
Self-Test. In this case, the scan reads 10% from the drive's OD (Outer Diameter
)
zone and 10% from the ID (Inner Diameter) zone. I/O operations are confined to
the first and last 2 million sectors in the ID and OD to limit the amount of tim
e
that this operation requires on large capacity drives.
EXTENDED TEST:
Typically, the Extended Test runs anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours to test
one drive. Larger drives take longer to test; system performance also affects
the test time. If a bad sector is detected, this test may stop responding for a
few minutes before it continues. By default, the Extended Test is non-destructi
ve.
This test is destructive only when you select the repair option after bad sector
s
are detected.
The Extended Test scans the entire disk media from LBA #0 to the maximum LBA. I
f
a bad sector is detected, you are prompted to repair it. If you choose to repai
r
the sector, WinDlg writes zeroes to the bad sector; this causes the drive firmwa
re
to relocate the bad sector and return the sector to a defect-free state.
WRITE ZEROS:
This option can be used to erase operating systems and file systems. QUICK ERAS
E
writes zeroes to the first and last 10% of a drive's sectors or the first and la
st 1
million sectors (whichever is smaller). FULL ERASE writes zeroes to the entire
drive
and may take hours to complete (depending on drive capacity and system performan
ce).
VIEW TEST RESULT:
This function displays recent test results.
TO RUN THE PROGRAM:
BACK UP DATA:
Before you run WinDlg, it is
l
drives. WinDlg may write to
Extended Test for details).
recommended that you back up