GWSCAN 5.09 is a diagnostic hard drive utility that allows you to verify and repair most Parallel ATA (PATA) hard drives and a limited number of Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives.

Several options are offered for verifying the defect-free status of your hard drive.

• Quick Test: The Quick Test is designed to intelligently gather and verify all of the Data Lifeguard information contained on the drive. The Quick Test can determine with a high level of confidence that a drive is defect-free in a short amount of time. For maximum confidence, the Extended Test is recommended. The Quick Test option may not be available on earlier hard drives.
• Extended Test: For most computers, the GWSCAN Extended Test takes 5 to 20 minutes to test one drive. Larger drives take longer to test. The performance of the computer also affects the test time.

GWSCAN 5.09 began shipping with Gateway® Drivers CD version 23.9.