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    Hitachi Feature Tool hangs on Q210

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Tinderbox (UK), Oct 2, 2008.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

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    Hi.

    I have read a few reviews on the Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 HDD in the Q210 and it,s maximum transfer rate is supposed to be between 63-65mb,s , but i am only getting approx 59mb,s

    I download the FDD and CD version of the Hitach Feature Tool and they Both Hang at the Same point as the Feature Tool is starting to load!

    I had the same problem with my last laptop a Acer 20"

    Also can anybody write a Floppy Disk in Vista, It keep saying write protect is on the disk!, so i wrote it on my P4 laptop using XP.

    Anybody had this problem before!

    I really want that 4-6mb,s :D

    Regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Oct 2, 2008
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    Did you look in the Q210 BIOS to see if there are any options there.

    I presume Samsung has AHCI enabled in the BIOS. Maybe this is tripping up Feature Tool. Can you disable AHCI, run Feature Tool from the CD then re-enable AHCI (otherwise Windows will BSOD)?

    John
     
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    Hi.

    AHCI is set to auto in the BIOS, I selected manual and disabled it.

    But Hitachi Feature Tool is still hanging at the same point!

    thanks for the help

    John.
     
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    Oh well. Perhaps Feature Tool needs to be updated.

    I wouldn't lose sleep over getting those few extra MB/s out of the HDD. Does your "lost" performance apply across the whole disc or only at the fast end.

    John
     
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    Hi.

    I am not certain, I just locked on to the 63-65mb,s bit in the reviews

    thanks anyway.

    John.
     
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    Hi.

    Maybe it dose not work with Sata HDD`s
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Oct 3, 2008
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    I am also trying to run the Hitachi Feature Tool and it hangs on my machine as well at the same point. I have a CLEVO M570TU based notebook. Were you able to run the Hitachi Feature tool? I want to run it to play with AAM. Are there any other tools that might do the trick?
     
    N1MBL3, Dec 4, 2008
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    Doesn't work on my R20 (SATA HD in IDE mode, AFAICT) either. Poking around in the ISO file, it seems to be based on IBM PC-DOS 7 from 1998?
     
    Nebelwand, Dec 5, 2008
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    Hi.

    No i could not get it to run on my Q210, So i removed my hdd and connected it to my desktop and it worked fine then.

    Regards

    John.
     
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    That is quite an extreme solution for something that should be so simple. Unfortunately I don't have a desktop computer I can hook my HDD on.
     
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    Hi.

    Is there any specific reason you want to use the Feature tool.

    Regards

    John.
     
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    To play around with the HDD's settings.
     
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    Thanks for the HDDScan tool!
     
    N1MBL3, Dec 5, 2008
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