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Test selection
To select one or more tests, use the following procedure.
1. Open the corresponding test category.
2. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight the desired test.
3. Press the space bar.
A selected test is marked by >>. Pressing the space bar again de-selects a test
and removes the >>.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests.
Test results
Diagnostics test results produce the following error code format:
Function
Code
Failure Type DeviceID Date ChkDigits Text
v Function Code:
Represents the feature or function within the PC.
v Failure Type:
Represents the type of error encountered.
v DeviceID:
Contains the component’s unit-ID which corresponds to either a fixed disk
drive, removable media drive, serial or parallel port, processor, specific RIMM,
or a device on the PCI bus.
v Date:
Contains the date when the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved from
CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format.
v ChkDigits:
Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following:
– Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
– Diagnostics were run on the specified computer.
– The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
v
Text:
Description of the error.
Note:
See “Diagnostic error codes” on page 61 for error code listings.
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT)
PC-Doctor Fixed-Disk
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Advanced Test module (FDAT) is a full-featured highly
configurable fixed-disk test suite. The configurable capabilities of FDAT allow
users to enable or disable specific tests, enable or disable testing features, control
the test log detail, alter testing parameters, and so on. FDAT tests for and reports
most commonly found errors on a fixed-disk drive and is able to test up to 128
SCSI and 4 IDE drives (up to 132 total drives).
Drive information is gathered through FDAT’s enumeration of available devices
and user specific configuration parameters located in the FDAT.INI. FDAT uses
information supplied by these features to indicate specifically what devices are
1. The terms fixed disk and hard disk are used interchangeably.
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