Option 3, Non-Destructive Surface Analysis; Exiting The Program - Epson NX Service Manual

Formatting a Hard Disk

Option 3, Non-destructive Surface Analysis

The non-destructive 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 surface analysis from the Hard Disk
Format Menu. You see these messages:
Analyze Hard Disk <Drive n:>
Read/Verify check for all tracks...
Current cylinder is nnnn
As the program checks each track, it decreases the cylinder numbers to zero. When the test
is complete, the program displays a report on the status of the disk, such as the following:
Analysis finished.
Count of tracks flagged bad
Count of tracks with read, verify errors =
count of good tracks
No read, verify error was detected.
If the program finds errors, the screen displays a table of the tracks that produced the errors.
Then you see this message:
Press ENTER to return to the menu.
Check the information displayed. Then press Enter to return to the Hard Disk Format Menu.

Exiting the Program

To leave the Hard Disk Format Menu, select
prompt.
If you formatted the hard disk or ran the destructive surface analysis option, you must now
prepare your hard disk for use with your operating system. See your operating system
manual for instructions.
B-30
=
You see the operating system command
Exit.
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