Hard Disk Test - Toshiba T1950 User Manual

3.11 Hard Disk Test

To execute the Hard Disk Test, select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST menu, press Enter and
follow the directions displayed on the screen. The Hard Disk Test contains 10 subtests that test
the T1900/T1900C hard disk drive functions.
CAUTION: 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 can be done with the Toshiba MS-DOS BACKUP com-
mand.
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.
The following messages will appear after selecting the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC
TEST MENU. Answer each of the following questions with an appropriate response to execute
the test:
1. When you select the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST menu, the follow-
ing message will appear:
Test drive number select (1:HDD#1,2:HDD#2,0:HDD1&2) ?
2. Select the hard disk drive number to be tested and press Enter. The following
message will appear:
HDC F/W error retry (1:yes,2:no) ?
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 ap-
pear:
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 3.15. Select 1 or 2 and press
Enter.
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