This test reads and verifies data from all tracks of the disk, checking each cylinder and using both heads.
Select option 5 from the menu to start this test.
The program displays the number of each cylinder it finds. For example, with a hard disk, the first message you see is:
Current cylinder is nnn
The cylinder number counts down to 0.
At the end of the test, you see a table of the results of the test. For example, for a hard disk with no bad tracks, you see:
BAD TRACKS . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . n |
READ ERROR TRACKS . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . n |
GOOD TRACKS . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . nnnn |
Press ENTER to return | to the menu |
Press Enter when you have viewed the table.
Run all above testsTo run all the tests on the menu in sequence, press 6 and then Enter.
When you choose this option, all checks for the hard disk drives and controller are performed automatically in sequential order. Although you do not start each test, you must still supply the appropriate responses to progress from one test to the next. The first prompt you see is:
The data on the highest physical cylinder may be destroyed by this check.
E n t e r Y t o s t a r t t h i s c h e c k .
Enter N to return to the menu.
Press Y and then Enter to continue with the test.
Diagnostics |