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STB Suite Version 9.2 Release Notes

September 2, 2015

• Removed possibly confusing messages about DEP settings.
• All current Windows OS’s default to the correct DEP settings and so these messages are no longer necessary

• When your Performa coverage is due to expire (within 14 days) you will receive an on-screen warning to remind you
• You may check the Don’t tell me again box to stop the warning from subsequently appearing

1. Main Screen Device Display/ Selection fixed
   Whatever target device which was previously selected will be returned to after a bus rescan. Previously a bus rescan would set the device display to Target 0.
   After Scan Bus the same target is still selected, instead of Target 0
2. Retrieving EVPD data no long can read data beyond the buffer size
3. Data Functions->Recover Security Locked Drive fixed –
   Password was being placed at the wrong offset within the SATA command data buffer
4. ATA/SATA Commands->Change Capacity
   If the selected drive does not support DCO function then a message is displayed that it doesn’t and no erroneous data is displayed.
5. ATA/SATA Commands->View DCO Settings
   If the selected drive does not support DCO function then a message is displayed that it doesn’t and no erroneous data is displayed.
   Previous Versions would display DCO command error, but continue on and display random information
   Version 9.2 will state that DCO is not supported and will not display any data

STB (Original Mode) New Features DMM (Multi-Drive Testing Mode) Changes/Fixes

1. All Pre-Test and Post-Test settings are now recorded into the .log files
   
   
2. Any Pre-Test Action failure will be have its details recorded into the .log files
   

   Log File showing Pre-Test and Post-Test settings-

   =============================================================================
   >> SCSI Toolbox32, Version 9. 1. 4 (build) 150818, running on \\W7TEST        <<
   >> Default Driver: 10, Operating System: Windows 7<<
   >> Number of Drives Under Test: 1 <<
   >> Available Memory (in GB): 10.49 <<
   =============================================================================

   Test Date:  08/27/2015  09:48:13
   Test Pass:  1
      Device:  4:1:0   Vendor: TOSHIBA, Product: PX02SMF020   Serial: X3T0A013TY96, Version: 0204
      Capacity: 1.02 GB, BlockSize: 512 (0x200)
   Results:

       PreTest Action: Checking Vendor against TOSHIBA
       PreTest Action: Checking Blocksize against 512
       PreTest Action: Checking GList against 5
       PreTest Action: Spinning Up drive 4 - 1 - 0

     08/27/2015  09:48:15  TEST 1 of 1:
                             IDENTIFY Drive Test
                             Stop-on-Error Type: Stop Current Test
   

   ******************************************
   Drive INQUIRY information:
   Vendor = TOSHIBA
   Product = PX02SMF020     
   Revision = 0204
   Device Type =  Direct Access
   Removeable Media = No
   Dual Port
   Width = 8 bit
   Queuing Supported
   SCSI Level = 6
   Serial Number = X3T0A013TY96
   WWN = 500003951C8863B2
   Drive Temperature = 33

   ******************************************
     08/27/2015  09:48:15                                                 PASSED  
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   

    PostTest Action: Spinning down drive 4 - 1 - 0

   
   
3. In Post-Test Actions if a command failed an error message box requiring an “OK Click” to continue was generated. This no longer happens in version 9.2
4. Post-Test Actions – spin down all drives moved to be the last choice on page
   
   To match the layout of the Pre-Test Actions page
   
   
5. Make the Bus Reset Test Step thread safe
6. DOD Purge (Three-Step Test) was not writing “all ones” pattern correctly
7. Add Predefined Test Sequence now stores/uses Pre-Test and Post-Test settings
8. Timing of tests upgraded to millisecond resolution.
   
   Useful to get accurate transfer rate information on short tests
   
   
9. Pre-Test Actions SATA Change Capacity fixed
   
   Capacity can now be set to any number less than the full native capacity of the drive, or use “FULL” to restore factory full capacity.
   
   Note: If specifying a capacity please note that you are actually specifying the new highest LBA, not the number of LBAs. Since LBAs are numbered starting at zero you should enter 1 less than the desired capacity.
   
   For example, to specify a capacity of 1GB (1000MB or 2,000,000 512-byte blocks) you would enter 1999999 , not 2000000). This will result in a capacity of 2,000,000 blocks - blocks 0 through 1,999,999.

DMM (Multi-Drive Testing Mode) New Features

1. Log SATA DRIVE INFORMATION and SMART data to DMM Database

1. All REWIND commands now correctly set SRB DATA DIRECTION is correction

1. Display test progress in GUI
2. AME will now execute all Pre-Test and Post-Test Actions defined in the .seq file
   
   Results will be logged in the log files and any errors will be noted on the GUI

1. Retrieving EVPD data can no longer write beyond buffer size
2. Quick Reports (Threaded Test Functions) now correctly displays SENSE data when data is in Descriptor Format.

1. Added Purge Test (identical to DMM) to Threaded Multi-Drive functions
2. Added Bus Reset Test (identical to DMM) to Threaded Multi-Drive functions
3. Added PList Test (identical to DMM) to Threaded Multi-Drive functions
4. Added GList Test (identical to DMM) to Threaded Multi-Drive functions
5. Added DST Test (identical to DMM) to Threaded Multi-Drive functions
6. Added Pre-Test Actions (identical to DMM) to Threaded Multi-Drive functions
7. Added Post-Test Actions (identical to DMM) to Threaded Multi-Drive functions