Floppy Disk Drives and Controller Check
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C-21
Sequential Seek Check
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C-22
Random Seek Check
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C-22
Write, Read Check.
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C-23
Speed Check.
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C-23
Disk Change Check
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C-24
Run All Above Checks
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C-25
Math Coprocessor Check (80287)
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C-25
Parallel Port (Printer Interface) Check
..................C-25
Parallel Port (on Video Adapter) Check
.................C-26
Serial Port (RS-232C) Check
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C-27
Alternate Serial Port Check.
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C-28
Dot-matrix Printer Check.
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C-28
Hard Disk Drives and Controller Check
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C-30
Seek Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C-30
Write, Read Check.
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C-31
Head Select Check.
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C-32
Error Detection and Correction Check.
.............C-32
Read, Verify Check
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C-33
Run All Above Checks
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C-33
Error Codes and Messages
........................C-34
Appendix D Physically Formatting a Hard Disk
Formatting and Checking Options
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D- 1
Reformatting a Used Disk
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D-3
Formatting a New Disk.
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D-4
Starting the Formatting Process.
...................D-4
Conditional Format (Normal)
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D-5
Unconditional Format
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D-7
Destructive Surface Analysis.
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D- 10
Non-destructive Surface Analysis.
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D- 11