Toshiba A10 Personal Computer User Manual


 
3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.11 Hard Disk Test
3.11 Hard Disk Test
To execute the Hard Disk Test, select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter,
and follow the directions on the screen. The hard disk test contains subtests that test the hard
disk drive functions. Move the highlight bar to the subtest you want to execute and press
Enter.
NOTE: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when subtest 02, 03, 04, 06, 09
or 10 is executed. Before running the test, transfer the contents of the hard disk
to another one by executing BACKUP.EXE or others.
The following messages will appear after selecting the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC
TEST MENU.
1. Select the hard disk drive number to be tested.
Test drive number select (1:HDD#1,2:HDD#2,0:HDD1&2)?
2. The setting by this message is used to select the error dump operation when a data
compare error is detected. Select yes or no.
Data compare error dump (1:No, 2:Yes)
3. This message is used to select whether or not the HDC status is displayed on the
screen. The HDC status is described in section 3.20. Select yes or no.
Detail status display (1:No, 2:Yes)
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