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

Format finished.Flagging bad tracks...Cylinder is nann, head is zmFormat 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 performa Distructive 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.

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 Nondestructive surface analysis to check the disk surface.

To start this test, select Destructive surf ace analysis from the Hard Disk Format Menu. You see these messages:

Analyze Hard Disk <Drive II:>Read/Save/Write/Read/Restore/Readcheck for all tracks...Current cylinder is nnnn

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