3.13 Hard Disk Test

 

3 Tests and Diagnostics

Subtest 04

Cross talk & peak shift

 

 

 

This subtest writes eight types of worst pattern data (listed below) to a cylinder and

 

then reads the data while moving from cylinder to cylinder. (Tests the data

 

interference in the neighbor track.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worst pattern data

 

Cylinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘B5ADAD’

 

0 cylinder

 

 

 

‘4A5252’

 

1 cylinder

 

 

 

‘EB6DB6’

 

2 cylinder

 

 

 

‘149749’

 

3 cylinder

 

 

 

’63B63B’

 

4 cylinder

 

 

 

‘9C49C4’

 

5 cylinder

 

 

 

‘2DB6DB’

 

6 cylinder

 

 

 

‘D24974’

 

7 cylinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtest 05

Partial Read

 

 

 

This subtest reads 1GB data which is in minimum, middle and maximum address of

 

the HDD area.

 

 

Subtest 06

Write specified address

 

 

 

This subtest writes specified data to a specified cylinder and head on the HDD.

Subtest 07

Read specified address

 

 

 

This subtest reads data, which has been written to a specified cylinder and head on

 

the HDD.

 

 

Subtest 08

Sequential write

 

 

 

This subtest writes specified 2-byte data to all of the cylinders on the HDD.

Subtest 09

W-R-C specified address

 

 

 

This subtest writes data to a specified cylinder and head on the HDD, then reads

 

the data and compares it to the original data.

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