2.2.2 : Diagnostic Software

1. Based on your research, list at least two different hard drive manufacturers.
Fujitsu,
Seagate

2. Based on your research, choose a hard drive manufacturer. Does this manufacturer offer hard drive diagnostic software to go with their products? If so, list the name and the features of the diagnostic software

Manufacturer:
Samsung


Software Name:
ES-Tool (The Drive Diagnostic Utility) v2.11


File Name:

ES-tool (for FDD).exe

File Size:

Size : 437 KB


Version:
v2.11


Publish Date:

03.20.2008)



Description:

ES Tool (The Drive Diagnostic Utility) is made with the aim of testing a Samsung hard disk drive while it is installed inside a PC, regardless of the status of user's operating system. In fact of the drives returned to Samsung, a large percentage are NTF("No Trouble Found") after testing. So it is strongly recommended to test the drive if it is truly defective by a few fundamental troubleshooting of ES Tool first, to avoid user's unnecessary effort and inconvenience of replacing a good drive.