vChkDigits:
Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following:
–Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
–Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer.
–The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
vText:
Description of the error.
Note: See “Diagnostic error codes”on page 42 for error code listings.
Hard file Smart test
Use the Hard File Smart Testwhen the system management tool has detected a
hard file SMART alert.
The Smart test does the following:
vInterrogates IDE devices for support of the SMART instruction set.
vIssues a ENABLE SMART command to make sure SMARTfunctionality is
active.
vChecks the SMART RETURN STATUScommand to determine if any thresholds
have been exceeded.
If thresholds have been exceeded, an error message is shown, and the test fails. If
no SMART is supported by the drive, the test returns with ″N/A″.
Fixed Disk Optimized Test
Youcan use the Fixed Disk Optimized Test to identify a particular area of a hard
disk that fails during testing. Youcan also use this test to correct types of errors.
Torun the Fixed Disk Optimized Test, do the following:
1. From the toolbar,select Diagnostics.
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
diagnostic tests before running the Hard Drive Self-TestResults.
Quick and Full erase - hard drive
Diagnostics offer 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.
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