Test results
Diagnostics test results will produce the following error code format:
Function
Code
Failure Type DeviceID Date ChkDigits Text
vFunction Code:
Represents the feature or function within the PC.
vFailure Type:
Represents the type of error encountered.
vDeviceID:
Contains the component’s unit-ID which corresponds to either a fixed disk
drive, removable media drive, serial or parallel port, processor,specific RIMM,
or a device on the PCI bus.
vDate:
Contains the date on which the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved
from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format.
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 39 for error code listings.
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT)
PC-Doctor’s (PCDR) Fixed-Disk Advanced Test module (FDAT)is a full-featured
highly configurable fixed-disk test suite. The configurable capabilities of FDAT
allow users to enable or disable specific tests, enable or disable testing features,
control the test log detail, alter testing parameters, etc. FDATwill test for and
report most commonly found errors on a fixed-disk drive and is able to test up to
128 SCSI and 4 IDE drives (up to 132 total drives). Drive information is gathered
through FDAT’senumeration of available devices and user specific configuration
parameters located in the FDAT.INI.FDAT uses information supplied by these
features to indicate specifically what devices are available for test, what tests are
available for the device, device properties, etc. Modify the FDAT.INIfile in PC
Doctor for DOS to change testing parameters
FDAT consists of the following subtests and features.
Fixed-Disk Tests:
vSeek Tests:- checks the physical operation of the drive head.
– Linear Seek
– Random Seek
– Min-Max Seek
– Butterfly Seek
vVerifyTests: - checks the integrity of the data present on the media.
– Linear Verify
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