What is IBM Feature Tool?

IBM Feature Tool

This is a DOS-bootable tool for changing various ATA features. The Feature Tool allows you to control some of the features of our Deskstar and Travelstar high-performance ATA hard disk drives and supports 48-bit addressing, making it compatible with the new large capacity drives.

Key Features of IBM Feature Tool:

• Enable or disable the read-ahead or write cache.


• Change the drive Automatic Acoustic Management settings to:




• Lowest acoustic emanation setting (Quiet Seek Mode), or


• Maximum performance level (Normal Seek Mode).




• Change the predefined capacity of the drive for situations where there is a BIOS limitation and the drive is not recognized.


• Switch the Ultra DMA mode.


• Change Advanced Power Mode to adjust between the lowest power consumption and the highest power consumption.


• Show Drive Temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit.


• Configure SATA interface by adjusting maximum speed and enabling/disabling Spread Spectrum Clocking.

What's New in This Release:

• Added new product support.


• Updated documentation and install packages to reflect changes.

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