Hard Disk Drive; Hardware Installation - Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 User Manual

Diagnostics

Hard Disk Drive

This test reads and writes data continuously to the hard disk to test the read/write ftinctions of the drive.
After selecting the test, the hard disk submenu is displayed on the screen.
Caution: The write-read check will erase all data on the hard disk.
Read Check - Checks that data can be read from the hard disk without errors. If an error is detected, the test
stops and an error message is displayed.
Write-read Check - Checks if data can be written/read correctly by comparing data written to the hard disk
with data read from the hard disk. This test destroys all existing data on the disk. If an error is detected,
the test stops and an error message is displayed. Do not run this test unless you have reason to believe there
is a problem with your hard disk.

Hardware installation

This item displays the Hardware Installation screen. For details on how to make settings on this screen, refer
to Chapter 4.
Diagnostics E-7