The hard disk diagnostic 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.
Disk drive identifierYou see this prompt for the disk drive identifier:
Disk drive (C/D) ? C
If you have only one hard disk drive, the program assumes it is drive C and does not display this prompt.
Disk drive type
The program determines the type of hard disk drive based on the type number stored in the CMOS RAM by the SETUP program and displays the following prompt:
Disk drive type ? 39
A window on the screen lists the possible drive types. If you need to change the type, use dt oratohighli htthe drive type that matches your hard disk and press ?Im .