Option 3, Nondestructive Surface Analysis - Epson Equity 4 User Manual

If the program finds an unflagged bad track, the report is
followed by a table like this:
Write, Read Error
Cylinder Read Cylinder Read Cylinder Read Cylinder Bead
237
Confirm to register the tracks in the Write, Read Error
Track Table as
Do you want to register the error tracks as bad
(Y/N)
To flag these tracks as bad, select
as they are flagged. When the process is complete, press jEnbr]
to return to the Hard Disk Format Menu.
Option 3, Non-destructive Surface Analysis
The Nondestructive surface analysis does not destroy any
data, and you can use it to safely check the condition of your
hard disk drive. However, this test does not flag any bad tracks
it detects.
To start the test, select Non-destructive surf ace
analysis from the Hard Disk Format Menu. You see these
messages:
Analyze
Read/Verify
Current cylinder is nnnn
Formattinga Hard Disk
5-10
Tracks
2
tracks.
bad
Hard Disk <Drive
check for all tracks...
. You see a list of the tracks
Y
n:>
tracks?