Logicube Omniclone Xi - Manual (Page 33)

Logicube Omniclone Xi ™ User’s Manual 27
5. OmniDiagnostics™
Introduction
OmniDiagnostics™ is a powerful set of features
that aid in the recovery and repair of drives with bad
or weak data sectors, and in the secure erasure of
sensitive data.
NOTE: OmniDiagnostics™ is an option that can be
purchased for your Omniclone Xi™ unit. Please
contact Logicube if you wish to purchase any of the
option packages.
OmniDiagnostics™ Features
Scan Target Mode
Scan Target mode scans the Target drives for weak
and bad data sectors. It uses the Read-Verify
command of the ATA specification to detect bad or
weak spots on the Target drives. When a suspect
area of the drive is detected, a sector-by-sector
analysis is performed.
If a given sector is read incorrectly one or more
times out of 10 tries, it is considered to be weak. If it
is read incorrectly 10 times out of 10, it is
considered to be bad.
Any drive that shows weak sectors should be
returned to the manufacturer or retired due to the
higher risk of potential data loss.
When using Scan Target mode there are two levels
of scanning speed to choose from: