Destructive tests

Nondestructive tests

 

 

Format

Performance

Media analysis

Seek

Force bad tracks

Read/verify

 

Check test cylinder

 

 

 

 

Caution

You should not run any of the destructive tests on an SCSI type hard disk drive.

Before performing any destructive test, the program displays the following messages:

W A R N I N G

All data on hard disk you have specified may be lost...

Do you still want to continue (Y/N)?

Press Y and Enter to begin the test. Press N and Enter to stop the operation.

Hard Disk Parameters

The program may ask for the following parameters:

Disk drive identifier

Disk drive type

Interleave factor

Bad track list

Start cylinder number

End cylinder number

Start head number

End head number

Each parameter is described below.

Performing System Diagnostics

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