User`s guide

140 Hard Disk ToolKit• Personal Edition Reference Guide
Hard Disk ToolKit• Personal Edition cannot format or partition the startup drive or a drive
from which it has been launched. In addition, for HDT• PE to start, the Device Data file and
the Device Data ATA file must be in the same folder as the HDT• PE application.
Hard Disk ToolKit• PE functions
Table 4-1 will guide you to detailed instructions on each of HDT• PE ’s
functions.
To perform this function… …see this section
Format a disk device Formatting a Disk Device on page 144
Prepare a disk device for general use Auto Initializing a Disk Device on page 141
Partition a disk device Creating New Volumes in the online manual
Install a driver onto a disk device Updating a Device’s Driver on page 152
Update an existing driver on a a disk device Updating a Device’s Driver on page 152
Update an older FWB driver Updating a Device’s Driver on page 152
Update the driver of a device that was not originally formatted with Hard
Disk ToolKit• PE
Updating a Device’s Driver on page 152
Create new volumes on a previously formatted disk device Creating New Volumes in the online manual
Delete an existing volume Deleting Volumes from a Device in the online manual
Delete a partition Deleting partitions in the online manual
Resize an existing volume Resizing volumes in the online manual
Change the attributes of an existing volume Changing a Volume’s Attributes in the online manual
Diagnose and fix bad media Testing a Device on page 152
Install password protection onto a volume Security and Protection Features in the on-line manual
Customize a device’s driver Configuring a device’s driver in the online manual
View the specifications of a system, device, and/or volume Informational Capabilities in the online manual
Table 4-1. HDT•PE function locator.
NOTE
2B. HDT 2.0 Primer Usage Page 140 Friday, June 6, 1997 3:06 PM