Note
Even if you run the test for only a short time, your printer may store many
characters in its memory. To stop printing, turn the printer off-line.
Hard Disk Drives and Controller Check
Use this option to test the performance of the hard disk drive installed in
your computer. If any errors occur, have your dealer check and service the
drive.
When you select option 17 from the DEVICE LIST, you see this menu:
HARD DISK DRIVE AND CONTROLLER CHECK MENU
1 - Seek check
2 - Write, read check
3-
Read, verify check
4 - Run all above checks
0-
Exit
Enter
selection
number:
Press the number corresponding to the test you want to run and press
Enter.
When you are finished with all checks, press 0 and
Enter
to return
to the DEVICE LIST menu.
Seek check
This test checks the ability of the read/write heads to locate any part of the
hard disk. This action by a read/write head is called a seek. During this test,
each head seeks each cylinder of the disk in sequence, starting from the
center.
Select option 1 from the menu to start this test. The program displays the
number of each cylinder it finds, counting down to 0. The seek is performed
by the read/write heads simultaneously, so you see the cylinder numbers
only once. If no errors occur, the menu is displayed.
Performing System Diagnostics
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