Hard Disk Test - Toshiba 430CDT Maintenance 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 ten subtests
that test the hard disk drive functions.
NOTE: 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 floppy disk.
1. If MS-DOS 6.22/Windows for Workgroups is selected, use the Master
Diskette Creator (MDC) utility in the Toshiba Utility folder to back up the
preinstalled software. After backing up the preinstalled software, use the
BACKUP command in the Toshiba Companion Utility to back up the
entire disk, including the user's files.
2. If Windows95 is selected, check to see if the Microsoft Create System
Disks Tools (MSCSD.EXE) still exists in the System Tools Folder. (This
tool can be used only once.) If it exists, use it to back up the preinstalled
software, then use the Backup utility in the System Tools folder to back up
the entire disk, including the user's files.
Refer to the operating system instructions for each operating system.
1. When you select the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, the
following 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
3. Select 1 or 2 and press Enter. The following message will appear:
Data compare error dump (1:no,2:yes) ?
This message is used to select the retry operation when the hard disk controller
detects an error.
4. Select 1 or 2 and press Enter. The following message will appear:
Detail status display (1:no,2:yes) ?
This message is used to select the error dump operation when a data compare
error is detected.
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(1:yes,2:no) ?
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