The Full Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following steps.

vPerforms all the steps in Quick Erase.

vProvides a DOS utility that writes random data to all sectors of the hard drive.

vProvide an estimate of time to completion along with a visual representation of completion status.

vProvides messages that warn the user about non-recoverable process.

Important: Make sure that all data is backed up before using the Quick or Full Erase functions.

To select the Quick Erase or Full Erase Hard Drive utility, use the following procedure.

1.Select the UTILITY option on the toolbar and press Enter.

2.Select either the QUICK ERASE or FULL ERASE HARD DISK option and follow the instructions.

Iomega Zip drive test

Use the Iomega Zip Drive Test to test the Zip drive and the drive interface. The test takes about 20 seconds to run.

The default tests the following:

vController

vMax Seek (50 times)

vRandom Seek (300 sectors)

Asset EEPROM backup

When replacing a system board, this utility allows the backup of all Asset information from the EEPROM to diskette. This utility also restores data to the EEPROM from diskette after replacement of the system board.

To run this utility, use the following procedure.

vSelect Utility

vSelect Asset EEPROM Backup

vFollow instructions on screen.

Viewing the test log

Errors reported by the diagnostic test will be displayed by the program as a failed test.

To view details of a failure or to view a list of test results, use the following procedure from any test category screen.

vPress F3 to activate the log file.

vPress F3 again to save the file to diskette or F2 to print the file.

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6339, 6337, 6342, 6341, 6336 specifications

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