Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures
Satellite L600D/L640D/L645D, Satellite Pro L600D/Pro L640D/Pro L645D Maintenance Manual (960-Q08)
Procedure 3 Format Check
The computer’s HDD/SSD is formatted using the Free-DOS FORMAT program or the
physical format program of the test program. To format the HDD/SSD, start with Check 1
below and perform the other steps as required.
Refer to the Free-DOS Manual for the operation of Free-DOS. For the format by the test
program, refer to the Chapter 3.
Check 1 Format an 2.5” HDD/SSD using Free-DOS FORMAT command. Type as
FORMAT C:/S/U.
If 2.5” HDD/SSD can not be formatted, perform Check 2.
Check 2 Using the Free-DOS FDISK command, set the 2.5” HDD/SSD partition. If the
partition is not set, go to Check 3. If it is set, format 2.5” HDD/SSD using Free-
DOS FORMAT command.
Check 3 Using the Diagnostic Disk, format 2.5” HDD/SSD with a format option (physical
format). If HDD/SSD is formatted, set the 2.5” HDD/SSD partition using Free-
DOS FDISK command.
If you cannot format 2.5” HDD/SSD using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go
to Procedure 4.