You can run the Start SMART Hard Disk Test and then continue with other diagnostic tests before running the Hard Drive
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.
vDestroys all copies of the FAT Table on all partitions (both the master and backup).
vDestroys the partition table.
vProvides messages that warn the user that this is a
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
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
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