(e)
All track format
All tracks are formatted as good tracks, except those registered as bad
tracks in item (d) above, or those identified as bad tracks in track verifi-
cation described in item (f) below.
(f)
Track verification
A check is made of all tracks, and if an ECC error, ECC-correctable-data
error, or record-not-found error is detected at a track, that track is for-
matted as a bad track automatically.
2. Good track FORMAT
If a good track has been erroneously formatted as a bad track, you can use this
subtest to reformat the track as a good track. To format a track as a good
track, enter the number for the drive, interleave, cylinder and head as indicated
in the screen prompt shown below.
Drive number select (1:#1, 2:#2) ?
Interleave number (1 / 1 - 8) ?
Press [Cylinder number (dddd)] ?
Press [Head number (dd)] ?
Press Enter to return to the Hard Disk Format menu.
3. Bad track FORMAT
To format a track as a bad track, enter the number for the drive, interleave,
cylinder and head as indicated in the screen prompt shown below.
Drive number select (1:#1, 2:#2) ?
Interleave number (1 / 1 - 8) ?
Press [Cylinder number (dddd)] ?
Press [Head number (dd)] ?
Press Enter to return to the Hard Disk Format menu.
4. Bad track CHECK
This subtest reads the entire disk and displays a list of bad tracks. The test is
terminated when a bad track check error occurs. To initiate the subtest, enter
the drive number at the prompt shown below.
Drive number select (1:#1, 2:#2) ?
Bad tracks will be displayed in the format shown below.
[[cylinder, head = 0123 03]]
Press Enter to return to the Hard Disk Format menu.
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