Viewing The Test Log - Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 7099 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Note: See "Diagnostic error codes" on page 54 for error code listings.
Quick and Full erase - hard disk drive
The diagnostics program offers two hard disk drive format utilities:
v Quick Erase Hard Drive
v Full Erase Hard Drive
Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following:
v Destroys the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard disk drive.
v Destroys all copies of the FAT Table on all partitions (both the master and
v Destroys the partition table.
v Provides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process.
Full Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following:
v Performs all the steps in Quick Erase.
v Provides a DOS utility that writes random data to all sectors of the hard disk
v Provides an estimate of time to completion along with a visual representation of
v Provides messages that warn the user about a non-recoverable process.
To select the Quick Erase Hard Drive or Full Erase Hard Drive utility, do the
following:
1. 1. Select the UTILITY option on the toolbar and press Enter.
2. Select either the QUICK ERASE or FULL ERASE HARD DISK option and

Viewing the test log

To view details of a failure or to view a list of test results, use the following
procedure from any test category screen:
1. Press F3 to activate the log file.
2. Press F3 again to save the file to diskette or press F2 to print the file.
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Description of the error.
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drive.
completion status.
Important: Make sure that all data is backed up before using the Quick or Full Erase
functions.
follow the instructions.