Scotts Valley, CA — (press release excerpt) — Seagate Technology today announced the addition of Linux OS supports to its SeaTools Enterprise Edition system diagnostic software. Seagate's Enterprise Edition is part of the SeaTools Suite, a group of user-invoked diagnostic applications that provide quick, easy and accurate diagnosis of hard drives within a system. By incorporating both Java-based and command-line mode versions, SeaTools Enterprise Edition for Linux can now be run with either its standard easy-to-use, intuitive graphical user interface or remotely via command-line for flexible remote server management.

According to Seagate sources, prior to the introduction of SeaTools, more than 40 percent of returned disc drives were actually discovered to have no problems found. Among those customers using SeaTools, “no problem found” drive returns were reduced by 80 percent.

SeaTools Desktop Edition features include:

• Data safe tests
  
• Tests most ATA and SCSI drives
  
• Compatible with Intel-based CPU — regardless of operating system
  
• Creates a log of results
  
• Prints Return Merchandise Authorization instructions and form
  
• Error code explanations available on Seagate Web site
  
• Creates self-booting diskette
  
• Examines file structure analysis

Seagate's SeaTools Suite is available for free download.

 
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