Hard Disk Test - Toshiba 100CS Manual

3.11 Hard Disk Test

To execute the Hard Disk Test select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press
and follow the directions displayed on the screen. The hard disk test contains ten subtests that
test the computer hard disk drive functions. The following messages will appear after select-
ing the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU. Answer each of the following
questions with an appropriate response to execute the test:
NOTE: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when subtest 02, 03, 04, 05, 06,
08, 09, or 10 is executed. Before running the test, transfer the contents of the hard
disk to a floppy disk(s). This should be done with the BACKUP command in the
Toshiba Companion Utility. Do not use the MS-DOS BACKUP command.
After the hard disk test is completed, execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FDISK command
which will set the partition, then execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FORMAT command.
Refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS manual for details.
1. When you select the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, the
following message will appear:
Test drive number select (1:HDD#1,2:HDD#2,0:HDD1&2) ?
Select the hard disk drive number to be tested and press Enter. The following
2.
message will appear:
HDC F/W error retry
3. This message is used to select the retry operation when the hard disk controller
detects an error. Select 1 or 2 and press Enter. The following message will
appear:
Data compare error dump (1:no,2:yes) ?
4. This message is used to select the error dump operation when a data compare
error is detected. Select 1 or 2 and press Enter. The following message will
appear:
Detail status display (1:no,2:yes) ?
5. This message is used to select whether or not the HDD status is displayed on the
screen. The HDD status is described in section 3.16. Select 1 or 2 and press
Enter.
6. The Hard Disk Test message will appear after you respond to the Detail Status
prompt. Select the number of the subtest you want to execute and press
3-26
(1:yes,2:no) ?
Enter,,
Enter.
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