= nnnn

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 2

Press 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.

T o s t a r t t h e t e s t , s e l e c t 3 - N o n - d e s t r u c t i v e s u r f a c e 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.

 

Count of

tracks flagged bad

=

Count of tracks with read, verify errors = Count of good tracks

n n

No read, verify error was detected.

D-12 Physically Formatting a Hard Disk