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A selected test is marked by >>. Pressing the space bar again
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests.
Test results
Diagnostics test results produce the following error code format:
Function | Failure Type DeviceID | Date | ChkDigits | Text |
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vFunction Code:
Represents the feature or function within the PC.
vFailure Type:
Represents the type of error encountered.
vDeviceID:
Contains the component’s
vDate:
Contains the date when the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format.
vChkDigits:
Contains a
–Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
–Diagnostics were run on the specified computer.
–The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
vText:
Description of the error.
Note: See “Diagnostic error codes” on page 54 for error code listings.
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT)
Drive information is gathered through FDAT’s enumeration 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, and so on. To change testing parameters, you modify the FDAT.INI file in PC Doctor for DOS.
FDAT consists of the following subtests and features.
Fixed-Disk Tests:
1. The terms fixed disk and hard disk are used interchangeably.
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