Information and Instructions about this download file ======================= File Description: GWSCAN 5.11 Version: 5.11 Operating System: All Operating Systems Part Number: gwscan511 Date: 02/22/2006 ======================= Table of Contents ======================= Overview Identification Installation Program Use Removal Troubleshooting Reason for Update Applicable Part Numbers ======================= Overview GWSCAN 5.11 is a diagnostic hard drive utility. This program allows you to verify most hard drives. There are options to check the disk, test the disk, and write zeros to the disk. This GWSCAN version is for IDE hard drives that are larger than 10 gigabytes (GB). If testing or writing zeros to an IDE hard drive that is 10 GB or smaller, GWSCAN version 3.15 is recommended. Note: GWSCAN 5.11 must be run from bootable media because it runs in MS-DOS. Please refer to the Program Use section for instructions on how to run GWSCAN. Identification This utility can be used on any IDE, UATA or SATA hard drive larger than 10 GB purchased from Gateway, either as part of a computer configuration or through Gateway Add-on sales, with the exception of any hard drive connected to a SCSI controller card. Installation 1. If you have not already done so, locate and double-click the gwscan511.exe file that you downloaded from the Gateway Web site. This file may be located on your desktop, depending where the file was downloaded to. Files are extracted to the hard drive and the GWSCAN menu appears. 2. Select the appropriate option from the GWSCAN menu. * If making a bootable floppy diskette, select option 1. Insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. Note the following: a. The floppy disk must be blank to create a bootable floppy disk. b. The floppy disk cannot have been formatted from a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT(r), or Windows XP. * If extracting to the hard drive, select option 2. The files extracted will need to be placed on some type of bootable media. * If you wish to create a bootable CD, an ISO and NRG image of the CD is available in the C:\Cabs\gwscan511 folder as filename gwscan511.iso and gwscan511.nrg. An application such as Roxio Easy CD Creator (iso file) or Nero (nrg file) can be used to create a bootable CD with this CD image. 3. Remove all bootable media from the computer, except for the media that was created in step 2 above. 4. From the Start menu, click Shut Down. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, select Restart the computer, and then click Yes or OK. 5. The computer restarts to the bootable media and runs the GWSCAN utility automatically. 6. The GWSCAN utility starts. Program Use Running GWSCAN 5.11: 1. By default, the Select Drive option is selected. To see a list of all hard drives installed and the current status of each hard drive, press ENTER. 2. On the Select New Drive screen, all of the installed hard drives are listed. Use the arrow keys to select the desired hard drive, and then press ENTER. The screen displays the status details and verifies which hard drive has been selected. To return to the main menu, press the ESC key. 3. For each hard drive that displays a status of DRIVE NOT TESTED, use the arrow keys to select the hard drive. From the main menu, select the Quick Test option. 4. The Quick Test screen states how many hard drives the utility detected. If the expected number of hard drives is listed, press any key to continue. The next Quick Test screen states that the test takes about 2 minutes to complete. Press the R key to run the test or press ESC to return to the main menu. 5. At the end of the test, a message appears. a. If the drive passed, a "TEST COMPLETED WITHOUT ERRORS" message appears. b. If the drive does not pass, an error message appears, stating what type of problem was encountered. 6. Press ESC to return to the main menu. 7. From the main menu, select QUIT to close GWSCAN. 8. At the prompt stating that the computer needs to be reset to reinitialize the BIOS Setup Utility and hard drives, remove the bootable media and then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, or turn off the computer, and then turn on the computer. Note: GWSCAN 5.11 can also be used to write zeros to IDE hard drives. This option removes all data from the IDE hard drive. This can be useful when there is serious file corruption or if the computer has a virus. Removal As the utility is located on bootable media, when restarting the computer, remove the bootable media so that the computer starts to the hard drive. Troubleshooting If you have difficulties extracting the files or running the GWSCAN utility, download the file to different media, and then follow the installation steps in this document. Reason for Update Adds support for SATA IDE hard drives. Applicable Part Numbers All Gateway-purchased desktop, notebook, and Profile IDE, UATA, and SATA hard drives.
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