2.6 2.5” HDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting
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Procedure 3 Format Check
The computer’s 2.5” HDD is formatted using the DOS FORMAT program or the physical
format program of the test program. To format the 2.5” HDD, start with Check 1 below and
perform the other steps as required.
Refer to the DOS Manual for the operation of DOS. For the format by the test program, refer
to the Chapter 3.
Check 1 Format the 2.5” HDD using DOS FORMAT command. Type as FORMAT
C:/S/U.
If the 2.5” HDD can not be formatted, perform Check 2.
Check 2 Using the DOS FDISK command, set the 2.5” HDD partition. If the partition is not
set, go to Check 3. If it is set, format the 2.5” HDD using DOS FORMAT
command.
Check 3 Using the Diagnostic Disk, format the 2.5” HDD with a format option (physical
format). If the 2.5” HDD is formatted, set the 2.5” HDD partition using DOS
FDISK command.
If you cannot format the 2.5” HDD using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go to
Procedure 4.