If you continue with formatting, you see:
Format started.
Head
: nnn Cylinder : nnnnn
You see the head and cylinder numbers decrease as the
program progresses.
When formatting is complete, the program flags any bad tracks
and you see a series of messages like these:
Format finished.
Flagging bad tracks...
Cylinder is nnnn, head is nn
Format completed.
Press ENTER to return to the menu.
Press
m
to return to the Hard Disk Format Menu.
Option 2, Destructive Surface Analysis
You can perform a Destructive surface analysis of your hard
disk to accurately locate any bad tracks and flag them, if they
are not flagged.
The test writes,
reads, and verifies information
on every track of the hard disk, except for tracks that are
already flagged as bad tracks.
Caution
If any errors occur during this check, all data on the track
that caused the error is destroyed. If you think that an
unflagged bad track is causing trouble, first run the
Non-destructive surface analysis to check the disk surface.
Formatting a Hard Disk B-9
