Epson EISA Desktop Option 2, Destructive Surface Analysis, Format, The test writes, Format completed, Flagging bad tracks, Cylinder is nnnn, head is nn, Format started

If you continue with formatting, you see:Format started.Head : n n n C y l i n d e r : n n n n nYou see the head and cylinder numbers decrease as the program progresses.

When formatting is complete, the program flags any bad tracks and you see a series of messages like these:

F o r m a t f i n i s h e d .Flagging bad tracks...Cylinder is nnnn, head is nnFormat completed.Press ENTER to return to the menu.Press m to return to the Hard Disk Format Menu.Option 2, Destructive Surface Analysis

You can perform a Destructive surface analysis of your hard disk to accurately locate any bad tracks and flag them, if they are not flagged. The test writes, reads, and verifies information on every track of the hard disk, except for tracks that are already flagged as bad tracks.

Caution

If any errors occur during this check, all data on the track that caused the error is destroyed. If you think that an unflagged bad track is causing trouble, first run the Non-destructive surface analysis to check the disk surface.

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