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3 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE
DISK PERFORMANCE

RAID Support
Ultimate SCSI and FireWire Drive Array Support

Auto-Initialize
One-Step Disk Configuration

PowerPC "Native" Drivers
Fastest I/O for Mac™OS

 


Announcing the most powerful and easy-to-use disk management system for your Power Macintosh®. With the industry's leading Power Mac™ native storage device driver, Hard Disk ToolKit™ optimizes the performance of over a thousand SCSI, IDE, and FireWire® devices including most removables and virtually every disk drive available. And with its Auto Initialize feature, formatting, tuning, and mounting your hard disk is easier than ever before. RAID Level 0* striping transforms ordinary drives into high-performance disk arrays, and RAID Level 1* mirroring provides maximum reliability and eliminates system downtime. Hard Disk ToolKit-the ultimate disk management package for all your storage needs.

  • One-Step Disk Configuration
  • FireWire Support--including RAID!
  • Faster I/O for Mac™ OS
  • Ultimate Array Performance
  • Supports HFS Plus Volumes
  • Dynamic Partition Resizing
  • Advanced Security Features
  • MacOS 9.X and G4 Compatible
 

What's the difference between HardDisk ToolKit (full version) and the HDT Personal Edition?

What's the difference between Hard Disk ToolKit and Apple's Drive Setup?

Apple's Drive Setup is not supported by Apple for non-Apple drives.

A mention in ComputerCurrent

An AWESOME! review of HDT 4.0 in MacAddict  
A 4 "Apple" review of HDT 3.0 in MacHomeJournal  
A 4.5 rating of HDT 4.0 in Fresno MUG Newsletter  

Built for Performance

Get the fastest data transfer possible when you replace your drive's original software with Hard Disk ToolKit. It's completely Power PC "native" and optimized for Power Macs, IDE, and HFS Plus Volumes. Use the powerful FWB Configure™ to customize your drive's performance, then measure the results with BenchTest™. Graphically sort and compare 10 critical measurements including average seek, average access, and sustained data transfer rate. Driver-level encryption and password protection provide rock-solid data security.

Performance Made Easy

Hard Disk ToolKit's streamlined user interface makes maximizing your disk performance easier than ever. It's packed with time saving features, including Auto Initialize, background formatting, and driver installation without reformatting. Intuitive tabbed user interface, "Drag and Drop" support and comprehensive on-line help make Hard Disk ToolKit the most powerful and easy-to-use disk management software available. The bootable CD-ROM provides everything you need to manage your drives on one convenient disc.

 

Compatible Performance

With over a thousand SCSI/IDE/FireWire devices supported, Hard Disk ToolKit eliminates troublesome extension conflicts and removable cartridge problems for no-nonsense compatibility. Intelligent drivers and S.M.A.R.T. monitoring automatically detect and report drive defects and problems before they cause system down-time. For worry-free compatibility and ultimate performance, turn to Hard Disk ToolKit.

Safe and Sound Data Management

Hard Disk ToolKit 4.5 comes on a bootable CD-ROM (optional for download purchases) which doubles as a crisis disc to save you from virtually any disk emergency. And with Event Monitor, Comprehensive Diagnostics, and S.M.A.R.T. support, Hard Disk ToolKit 4.5 is the one disk management package you can depend upon.

 

Listen to the Editors:

"Freakin' Awesome!"
 --MacAddict Magazine

" Hard Disk Toolkit is designed to be a techie's dream come true."
 --MacHome Journal

"No hardware-fiddling Mac type should lack FWB's outstanding Hard Disk Toolkit."
 --MacAddict Magazine

"Hard Disk ToolKit is a must have for those hard drives just laying around in your closet."
 --Fresno Macintosh Users Group's Newsletter

Built for Universal Support

  • Format, partition, test and mount most SCSI, IDE and FireWire devices.
  • Supports all Apple Power Macs, including G4 Cube, G4, iBook™ and iMac™.
  • Create large volumes (up to 2,000 GB).
  • Supports over 1,000 different SCSI, IDE, and FireWire devices.
  • Full HFS+ support (including partition resizing).

Tuned for Performance

  • Optimized for PowerPC.
  • Enhanced with Power Mac "native" drivers.
  • Custom templates tune performance for digital video and publishing.
  • Tweak drive settings with FWB Configure™ for extra performance.
  • Increase read and write performance with RAID Level 0-striping (SCSI or FireWire).
  • Custom Adobe Photoshop® Scratch partition increases speed and efficiency of graphics tasks.

Enhanced Crisis Control

  • Includes Bootable CD with Crisis Tools for emergency situations.
  • Start-up Diagnostic and S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring protect data.

Track and Tune Performance

  • Test drive performance with BenchTest.
  • Track, sort and compare BenchTest results.

Simplified for Easier Use

  • Streamlined user interface.
  • One Button Auto Initialize.
  • Driver installation without reformatting.
  • "Drag-and-Drop" disk management.
  • Comprehensive on-line help.
  • 3-D Icons.

Fortified to Secure Data

  • Rock solid passwords and data encryption.
  • High-speed disk cloning with Device Copy.
  • Real-time backup with RAID Level 1-mirroring enhances data reliability and eliminates system downtime.

Built to Support

  • Fast IDE including all currently available Ultra DMA modes.
  • All SCSI drives including Ultra, SSA, Fast/Wide, and SCSI-3.
  • All FireWire fixed drives (MO support coming soon!)
  • 150+ low-level drive settings.
  • Removable storage including Jaz, Zip, SyQuest, MO etc...
  • Most PCI and NuBus SCSI adapter cards.

System Requirements

  • System 8.1 or later (FireWire support requires System 8.6 or later)
  • Power Macintosh CPU
  • 8 MB of free RAM
  • Hard Disk
  • CD-ROM Drive
  • Array features require two or more storage devices (SCSI or FireWire).

 


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