FreeLists / 1stpicksoftware / [1stPickSoftware] GWSCAN 5.09 = hard drive erraser

["Mike the mod" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here is a link GWSCAN 5.09 from;
http://www.northlanddigital.com/gateway.htm

3/4 of the way down on the page

GWSCAN 5.09 - Newest Version
http://www.northlanddigital.com/gwscan%205.09.zip
 - Simply extract all files (there are hidden files in this archive, you'll 
need those, too) and then reboot to the floppy drive and GWSCAN will autorun.  
If you're writing 0's to the drive, there is a quick option that works just as 
well as the full version.  Either way, the time should be no longer than about 
5 - 10 minutes, depending on the size of the drive
GWSCAN 5.09 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 3.11 is recommended, (found on 
their restoration CDs only). Note: GWSCAN 5.09 can be run from a floppy disk.  
Includes quicker run times for applications.  Boot to the floppy and GWSCAN 
will auto run.

GWSCAN Version 5.07:  7513666.exe - Full Instructions.
http://www.northlanddigital.com/7513666.exe
Overview

GWSCAN 5.07 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 you are testing or writing zeros to an 
IDE hard drive that is 10 GB or smaller, GWSCAN 3.11 is recommended (not 
found).  Note: GWSCAN 5.07 can be run from a floppy disk or you can use GWSCAN 
that came on the Drivers CD that came with the computer. If the computer does 
not have a floppy drive, please run GWSCAN from the Drivers CD. Please refer to 
the Program Use section for instructions on how to run GWSCAN from the Drivers 
CD. This may be different depending on the version of the Drivers CD used.

Identification

This utility can be used on any IDE or UATA 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. 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.  (You 
still may have to copy over the system files afterwards - 9x works best for 
this job).
    b. The floppy disk cannot have been formatted from a computer running 
Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 2000, Windows NT(r), or Windows XP.
2. Close all open windows. You may want to print this readme.txt file if 
instructions are needed.
3. If you have not already done so, locate and double-click the 7513666.exe 
file that you downloaded from the Internet. This file should be located on your 
desktop. Files are extracted to the floppy disk.
4. Ensure there is no media in the CD\DVD drives and any type of drive that may 
have removable media such as a ZIP or USB flash drive.
5. Leaving the floppy disk in the drive, from the Start menu, click Shut Down. 
In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, select Restart the computer, and then 
click Yes or OK.
6. The computer restarts to the disk in the floppy disk drive and runs the 
GWSCAN utility automatically.
Note: If the computer does not start to the floppy disk drive, perform the 
following steps.
    a. Remove the disk from the floppy disk drive.
    b. Place the Gateway Drivers CD in the CD/DVD drive, restart the computer, 
and then when prompted, select Boot from CD-ROM.
    c. If prompted for a language, select English.
    d. From the Gateway Utilities Main Menu, select Exit to Command Prompt.
    e. Insert the disk into the floppy disk drive.
    f. At the command prompt, type: A:. Press the ENTER key.
    g. At the A:\ prompt, type: DIR. Press ENTER.
    h. Determine whether GWSCAN is listed on the screen.
        i. If you see GWSCAN listed on the screen, at the prompt, type: GWSCAN. 
Press ENTER.
        ii. If you do not see GWSCAN listed on the screen, type: B:. Press 
ENTER. Repeat steps f through i, substituting B: for A:.
7. The GWSCAN utility starts.

Program Use

Running GWSCAN 5.07 from a floppy drive:

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 disk from the floppy disk 
drive, and then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, or turn off the computer, and then turn 
on the computer.  Note: GWSCAN 5.07 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.

Running GWSCAN 5.07 from the Drivers CD:

1. Place the Gateway Drivers CD 22.3 or later in the CD/DVD drive. If a window 
opens, close it.
2. Restart the computer.
3. During restart, from the Select an option menu, select 2. Boot from the 
CD-ROM, (may require a BIOS change in the boot sequence), and then press the 
ENTER key.
4. From the next Select an option menu, select 1. English, 2. French, or 3. 
Spanish, and then press ENTER.
5. On the Gateway Utilities Main Menu screen, press the X key to select Exit to 
a Command Prompt.
6. At the command prompt, type: GWSCAN.exe. Press ENTER.
7. From the GWSCAN 5.07 - Data Lifeguard Diagnostics main menu, use the DOWN 
ARROW key to select Quick Test, and then press ENTER.
8. On the Quick Test screen, to begin the test, press the R key.
9. When the test is complete, to return to the main menu, press the ESC key.
10. Additional options may be selected at this time, or to exit the program, 
press the DOWN ARROW to select Quit.
11. Restart the computer.

Troubleshooting

If you have difficulties extracting the files or running the GWSCAN utility, 
download the file to a different blank, formatted floppy disk, (remember to sys 
the drive after copying over the files), and then follow the installation steps 
in the help file.

Notice, these utilities work on all hard drives, not just Gateway's...however, 
some of the older, smaller drives may have trouble with this version so for 
those drives, here is an earlier version of the utility.

The same procedure steps are observed for this version:  7510801.exe.  Both 
versions are run by having the system boot to where you inserted the GWSCAN 
code (CD or Floppy).  They will error our if you run this utility in Windows.  
Then simply type GWSCAN and the utility should start running.

Mike the mod @ 1stPick & vista_
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/vista_/




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