The Feature Tool is a DOS-bootable tool for changing various ATA features. It can modify certain features of our Deskstar and Travelstar high-performance ATA hard disk drives and supports 48-bit addressing for new, large-capacity drives.
NOTE: Currently the Feature Tool does not support 3TB and greater internal drives. Downloads
Feature Tool User's Guide Contains instructions for creating the bootable media under Windows and Linux, and information on how to use the program. Diskette creator for Windows (1,692 K) Click here if having trouble creating bootable diskette Binary diskette image (for non-Windows OS) (1,440 K) CD image (2,578 K) Create a bootable CD for Windows, Linux and other operating systems (requires CD-RW drive and software).
Notes
Does not support the PC which loads Intel ICH9M chipset. HGST are working to fix this situation.
Warning! Switching your drive to support 3.0Gb/s, or enabling spread spectrum clocking and then using it, may render your drive unusable in a system that cannot support these functions. If in doubt, please contact your system manufacturer.