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How To Use Sutil For Low Level Format

ERASE HDD will erase all data on your drive. You can stop the process by pressing ESC key. But the data was deleted as much as processing.

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How To Use Sutil For Low Level Format

ERASE HDD will erase all data on your drive. You can stop the process by pressing ESC key. But the data was deleted as much as processing.

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SUTIL

Sutil.exe
(Size : 111 KB )

Precaution

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 may be different from that you have downloaded.

Target models

This program is just available below SAMSUNG HDDs.

series model number


SpinPoint
SV4084D, SV3063D, SV2042D, SV1021D, SV0761D
V20400
SpinPoint
V3064D, SV2043D, SV1532D, SV0761D
V15300
SpinPoint
SV2044D, SV1533D, SV1022D, SV0511D
V10200
SpinPoint V9100 SV1824D, SV1363D, SV0842D, SV0431D
SV2046D, SV1705D, SV1364D, SV1023D, SV0682D, SP1828D,
SP1366D,
Others
SP0914D, SV1296D, SV0844D, SV0643D, SV0432D, And other older
models
Executing

Type ¡ ® Sutil.exe ¡¯ at the prompt then you can see Above and Below screens.
No functioning
usage
Select Target : You can choose the target drive with below options.

/T:PM TYPE : Primary Master (Default)

/T:PS TYPE : Primary Slave

/T:SM TYPE : Secondary Master

/T:SS TYPE : Secondary Slave

ERASE HDD : You can limit the erasing size with below options.

/ERASE_LBA:XXX Size : XXX LBA (Default : 262144)

/ERASE_MB:XXX Size : XXX MB (Default : 128MB)

/ERASE_MBR Erase MBR

/ERASE_ENTIRE Erase the entire area (Known as the Low Level Format)

SET MAX UDMA : You can switch the UDMA mode with below options.

/ERASE_LBA:XXX Size : XXX LBA (Default : 262144)

/UDMA33 Mode : UDMA Mode 2 (33.3)

/UDMA66 Mode : UDMA Mode 4 (66.7)

/UDMA_DISP Display Current Status

Etc

/H or / Display Help

1. Example
o A:\> SUTIL /T:PS /ERASE_MB:8000
Erase HDD : Primary Slave / As much as 8000MB.
o A:\> SUTIL /ERASE_ENTIRE
Erase HDD : Primary Master(Default) / Entire surface
o A:\> SUTIL /UDMA33
Set Max UDMA mode : Primary Master(Default) / Switch to UDMA33.
o A:\> SUTIL /UDMA_DISP
Display Current mode : Primary Master(Default) / Display Current Status
2. Erase HDD(Low Level Format)
WARNING : Read carefully !!!
ERASE HDD will 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.
If you use Erase option, you can see Above and Below screens.

You can stop the process by pressing ESC key.


But the data was deleted as much as processing.
Erase HDD(Low Level Format)
You will see below screens when using UDMA options.

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