Epson 386/25 test, select, surface analysis, 3-Non-destructive, Flagging bad tracks, Cylinder is 237, head is, Current cylinder is nnnn, Analyze Hard Disk <Drive 1:

To flag the error tracks as bad, select Y. You see a list of the tracks as they are flagged and these messages:

Flagging bad tracks...

Cylinder is 237, head is 2Press ENTER to return to the menu.

Press Enter to return to the Hard Disk Format Menu.

Option 3, Non-destructive Surface Analysis

The Non-destructive surface analysis does not destroy any data, and you can use it to safely check the condition of your hard disk drive. However, this test does not flag any bad tracks it detects.

To start the test, select 3-Non-destructive surface analysis from the Hard Disk Format Menu. You see these messages:

Analyze Hard Disk <Drive 1:>

Read/Verify check for all tracks...

Current cylinder is nnnn

As the program checks each track, it counts the cylinder numbers down to zero. When the test is complete, the program displays a report on the status of the disk, such as the following:

Analysis finished.

C-12 Physically Formatting a Hard Disk