Toshiba TECRA S1 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 seeking function. This test item involves the following parameters:

LBA Start, LBA End-- specify start and finish byte in LBA(Large

Block Address);

Retry-- Specify the maximum retrying times whether the operation fails;

Option--Select sequential test or random test;

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

3.Performance

Check the HDD’s seeking speed and transferring the data rate. This test item involves the following parameter:

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