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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests.
Test results
Diagnostics test results will produce the following error code format:
Function
Code
v Function Code:
Represents the feature or function within the PC.
v Failure Type:
Represents the type of error encountered.
v DeviceID:
Contains the component's unit-ID which corresponds to either a fixed disk drive
removable media drive serial or parallel port processor specific RIMM or a
device on the PCI bus.
v Date:
Contains the date on which the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved
from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format.
v ChkDigits:
Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following:
– Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
– Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer.
– The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
v Text:
Description of the error.
Note: See "Diagnostic error codes" on page 41 for error code listings.
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT)
PC-Doctor's (PCDR) Fixed-Disk Advanced Test module (FDAT) is a full-featured
highly configurable fixed-disk test suite. The configurable capabilities of FDAT
allow users to enable or disable specific tests enable or disable testing features
control the test log detail alter testing parameters etc. FDAT will test for and report
most commonly found errors on a fixed-disk drive and is able to test up to 128
SCSI and 4 IDE drives (up to 132 total drives). Drive information is gathered
through FDAT's enumeration of available devices and user specific configuration
parameters located in the FDAT.INI. FDAT uses information supplied by these
features to indicate specifically what devices are available for test what tests are
available for the device device properties etc. Modify the FDAT.INI file in PC
Doctor for DOS to change testing parameters
FDAT consists of the following subtests and features.
Fixed-Disk Tests:
v Seek Tests: - checks the physical operation of the drive head.
– Linear Seek
– Random Seek
– Min-Max Seek
– Butterfly Seek
Failure Type
DeviceID
Date
ChkDigits
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