Toshiba A65, PRO A60, SATELLITE A60 manual Storage Diagnostic Programs

3.7 Storage 3 Diagnostic Programs

(1)Read & Write –Write data on the disk, then read it out and compare the two value;

(2)Read Verify —Read data only;

(3)Unprotected Write—Write data on the disk without backup original data.

Option—Select sequential test or random test

2.Sequential/Random Seek

The test item is to check the correctness of the HDD’s sector’s seeking function. This test item involves the following parameters:

IDE HDD Test Range—is same as the description of the upper item.

LBA Start, LBA End-- specify start and finish byte in LBA(Large Block Address);

Option--Select sequential test or random test;

Percent --Specify the coverage rate in percentage of the total disk.

Time Limit(h): Choose or Input the time (hour) of the defined range of the total disk to be tested;

Time Limit(m): Choose or Input the time (minute) of the defined range of the total disk to be tested.

3.Performance

Check the HDD’s seeking speed and transfer the data rate.

4.Controller Check

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