HUTIL MANUAL

For Samsung Hard Disk Drive

Copyright Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2002. All Rights reserved. DISCLAIMER Please read this DISCLAIMER carefully BEFORE executing HUTIL. This program HUTIL may erase all data on your drive. Therefore, we strongly recommend to BACK-UP your data before using this program. Samsung has no responsibility of the lost data.

Samsung Storage System Division

(www.samsunghdd.com)

1. Precautions
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Please handle with care. Please turn off the system during connecting power/data cables. Please Back-up your data before executing this program. The version on pictures are different from real one you have downloaded

2. Target models
This program is just available below Samsung HDDs.
SERISE SpinPoint M40 SpinPoint P80 SpinPoint V80 SpinPoint VL40 SpinPoint PL40 SpinPoint V60 SpinPoint P40 SpinPoint V40 SpinPoint V30 SpinPoint P20 SpinPoint V20400 MODEL NUMBER MP0302H, MP0402H, MP0603H, MP0804H SP0211N, SP0401N, SP0612N, SP0802N, SP0812N, SP1203N, SP1213N, SP1604N, SP1614N, SP0812C, SP1213C, SP1614C SV0211N, SV0401N, SV0612N, SV0802N, SV1203N, SV1604N SV0221N, SV0411N, SV0211H, SV0311H, SV0401H SP0221N, SP0311N, SP0411N, SP0401H, SP0311H, SP0211H SV1204H, SV0813H, SV0602H, SV0301H SP8004H, SP6003H, SP4002H, SP2001H SP80A4H, SP60A3H, SP40A2H, SP20A1H SV8004H, SV6003H, SV4002H, SV2001H SV8014H, SV6014H, SV6013H, SV4012H, SV3012H, SV2011H SV6004H, SV4003H, SV3002H, SV2002H, SV0802H SP4004H, SP3003H, SP2002H, SP1001H SV4084H, SV3063H, SV2042H, SV1021H, SV0761H

If you want to test other Samsung products, please use the SHDIAG.

3. Executing
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At first, you must prepare a bootable floppy disk. Download the HUTIL from our webpage and copy on it. Hutil.exe and Hutilxxx.cfg have to be always together on same folder. Boot(turn on) with this floppy disk. After boot, type HUTIL.EXE at the prompt on DOS(ex : A:\> HUTIL.EXE)

4. Functions
- Top screen

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If you accept this agreement, press Y.

- Auto detection

1. 2.

Select the HDD which you want to test Use the UP/DOWN ARROW keys

- Main menu

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TOOL contains SET MAX ADDRESS, ERASE HDD, SET MAX UDMA, OPTION contains DRIVE INFORMATION, AUTO DETECTION, ABOUT

AUTOMATIC ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENG and SELF DIAGNOSTIC. HUTIL and DOS SHELL.

- Select menu (Tool)

1. 2. 3. 4.

SET MAX ADDRESS : Resizing capacity ERASE HDD : 0-write or low level format SET MAX UDMA MODE : Switching transfer mode AUTOMATIC ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENT : Changing acoustic noise

level 5. SELF DIAGNOSTIC : Diagnosing each function and surface defect

1. Select submenu (SET MAX ADDRESS)

You can resize your drive you wanted. Type some size and then select PROCESS (and press Enter)

2. Select submenu (ERASE HDD)

You can erase your drive partially or entirely.

Because of data protection, above message will appear.

3. Select submenu (SET MAX UDMA)

You can switch the UDMA mode anytime you want

You can choose UDMA33, UDMA66, UDMA100 or UDMA133.

4. Select submenu (AUTOMATIC ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENT)

You can select the level of acoustic you want.

5. Select submenu ( SELF DIAGNOSTIC)

You can see above screen during function test and simple surface scan.

Because of big capacity, above message will appear. If you want to scan entire surface, press y.

If there is no error on it, you will get above message.

- Select menu (OPTION)

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DRIVE INFORMATION : You can see your drives information. AUTO DETECTION : If you have more then 2 drives and if you have to ABOUT HUTIL : You can confirm the version of HUTIL. DOS SHELL : You can move to DOS screen.

2. 3. 4.

select another drive for testing, use this.

1. Select submenu (DRIVE INFORMATION)

2. Select submenu (AUTO DETECTION)

3. Select submenu (ABOUT HUTIL)