North Star DIMENSION Service Manual page 168

DIAGNOSTICS
Service Diskette #3 (cont.)
Key Test Name Test Description
[E] Extended Test Changes This option allows running the extended
test with different sector counts. If this
option is toggled [ON] when the extended
test is run from the main menu , questions
are asked. Answering the questions allows
bypassing erasure and selecting the number
and size (in sectors) of files for both
writes and reads.
[H] Hours for Extended Test This option allows extended test running
time to be changed from a default value of
55 hours. Note that the read portion of
the extended test takes a great deal of
time, and the test may take up to an hour
longer than the integer specified.
[N] Number of Filemarks This option is used by the WRITE and
READ FILEMARK commands to determine
how many filemarks to write/read.
[P] Pattern to Use This option allows changing the pattern
written and compared on the tape.
The data pattern is a block of 16
hexadecimal bytes that are repeated over
the length of any file written to the
tape . If fewer than 16 hex bytes are
entered , those bytes that have been
entered are repeated into a 16-byte
pattern . If the pattern specified and the
pattern written onto the tape are
different , errors are returned . If "LOG
ERRORS " has been selected , the errors are
written to disk . A limit of 64 errors are
tolerated before the test is aborted.
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