Destructive diagnostics tests include:
Hard Disk Format
Auto Interleave
Media Analysis
Force Bad Tracks
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Performance Test
Seek Test
Read/Verify Test
Check Test Cylinder
Hard Disk Parameters
DIAG may request any or all of the following parameters before performing a following hard disk test:
Disk drive identifier
Disk drive type
Interleave factor
Bad track list
Start cylinder number
End cylinder number
Start head number
End head number
Disk drive identifierDIAG displays the following prompt for the disk drive identifier:
Disk Drive (C/D) | ? c |
If only one hard disk is connected to the computer, DIAG assumes it is drive C and does not request a response to this prompt.
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