Test Fixed Disk Drives - North Star DIMENSION Service Manual

DIAGNOSTICS
Service Diskette #2 (cont.)
Test Fixed Use this procedure to test fixed disk drive #1 the bottom
Disk Drives drive ) or fixed disk drive #2 (the top drive) in the
DIMENSION central module.
CAUTION
Use of Service Diskette #2 may be destructive to
stored data. Backup fixed disks before beginning
tests.
Format and label the fixed disk before using the fixed
disk tests. These tests automatically record bad
tracks on the Bad Track Table; therefore, the table
must exist before the test begins.
Procedure : Fixed Disk Drive #1 and #2 Test Options
1. Before loading Service Diskette #2, remove the top cover of the
central module and copy the information contained on the fixed disk
label.
2. Load Service Diskette #2 and type D to select the Fixed Disk Format
and Label Writer option.
3. After formatting and writing a new label to the disk drive/s, type B
to select Fixed Disk Drive #1 Test or C to select Fixed Disk Drive #2
Test.
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