3 Tests and Diagnostics

 

3.10 Hard Disk Test

Subtest 04

Cross talk & peak shift

 

 

 

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

 

cylinder, then reads the data while moving from cylinder to cylinder. (Test the

 

data interference in the neighbor track)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worst pattern data

 

Cylinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘B5ADAD’

 

0 cylinder

 

 

 

‘4A5252’

 

1 cylinder

 

 

 

‘EB6DB6’

 

2 cylinder

 

 

 

‘149249’

 

3 cylinder

 

 

 

’63B63B’

 

4 cylinder

 

 

 

‘9C49C4’

 

5 cylinder

 

 

 

‘2DB6DB’

 

6 cylinder

 

 

 

‘D24924’

 

7 cylinder

 

Subtest 05

Partial read

 

 

 

This subtest reads 1GB data just before the first, middle and maximum of the

 

HDD filed.

 

 

T&D Test Area

T&D Test Area

T&D Test Area

Subtest 06 Write specified address

1GB

1GB

1GB

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

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Toshiba A40 manual Worst pattern data Cylinder, ‘B5ADAD’, 1GB