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This test operates by a complex process of writing, reading, and
verifying
information on every track of the hard disk, except for tracks that are
already flagged as bad tracks.
To start the test, press
3
and
then
Enter.
You see these messages:
Analyze Hard Disk
Read/Save/Write/Read/Restore/Read check for all
tracks...
Current cylinder is xxxx
As each track
1.
,.h~~.k~~i,
tl
IC
c
i
IIK
cr
number
(XX&
counts down to zero.
.%.I.
i
When the analysis is complete, the program displays a complete report on
the status of the disk, including a table of unflagged tracks that produced
write, read errors. For a 20MB hard disk with one flagged bad track, you see
this display:
Analysis finished.
Count of tracks flagged bad
=
Count of tracks with write, read errors
=
;
Count of good tracks
=
2&59
No write,
read error was detected.
No data was destroyed.
Press ENTER to return to the menu.
If the program finds one bad track that is not flagged, the summary
above shows
c>ne
track with a write, read error, and only 2458 good tracks.
The report is then followed by a table like this:
Write, Read Error Tracks
=======:=========I====
Cylinder Head Cylinder Head Cylinder Head
Cyl;inder
HeS
237 2
/
li
m.
id
Confirm to register the tracks in the Write,
Track Table as bad tracks.
Do you
want
to register the error tracks
85
bad txa
.cka
(Y/N)
?
3
-7