Hard Disk Test - Toshiba T3400 Maintenance Manual

3.11 Hard Disk Test

To execute the Hard Disk Test, select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC TESTS menu, press Enter,
and follow the directions displayed on the screen. Ten subtests test the HDD functions. The
following messages will appear after the hard disk test is selected. Answer each question with
an appropriate response.
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 command.
After the hard disk test is completed, execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FDISK com-
mand, which will set the partition. Then execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FORMAT
command. Refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS manual for details.
1. When the hard disk test is selected, the following message will appear:
Test drive number select (1:HDD#1,2:HDD#2,0:HDD1&2) ?
2. Select the HDD number to be tested and press Enter. The following message
will appear:
HDC F/W error retry
3. This message is used to select the retry operation when the hard disk control-
ler detects an error. Select 1 or 2 and press Enter. The following message
will appear:
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 HDD status for display or non-display . HDD
status is described in section 3.15. Select 1 or 2 and press Enter.
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(1:yes,2:no) ?
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