2. Select Fixed Disk Optimized Test.
3. Select one of the tests:
vHard Disk Test- Full performs a complete test of the hard disk drive.
vHard Disk Test- Quick performs a subset of the full hard disk tests.
vStart SMART Hard Disk Testinitiates an IDE extended offline self-test.
vSMART Hard Disk TestResults runs the IDE extended offline self-test
and displays the results.
Youcan run the Start SMART Hard Disk Test and then continue with other
diagnostics tests before running the Hard Drive Self-TestResults.
Quick and Full erase - hard drive
The IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostics Program offers two hard drive format
utilities:
vQuick Erase Hard Drive
vFull Erase Hard Drive
The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the
following steps.
vDestroys the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive.
vDestroys all copies of the FATTable on all partitions (both the master and
backup).
vDestroys the partition table.
vProvides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process.
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 the customer backs up all data before using the Quick or
Full Erase function.
Toselect the Quick Erase or Full Erase Hard Drive utility, use the following
procedure.
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