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American megatrends sx-10 motherboards: user guide

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Hard Disk Diagnostics Options Window - detailing the various hard disk
diagnostics that are available.
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Note that the Block Cursor is on the Hard Disk & the first option under
hard disk diagnostics - Hard Disk Format.
Key Conventions
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Use the Left & Right arrow keys to move in the Diagnostics Options Line.
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Use the Up & Down arrow keys to move within a Diagnostics Options Window.
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Use the <ENTER> key to select the option in the Diagnostics Options Win-
dow.
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Use <ESC> key to abort & return to previous menu.
Diagnostics Options Window
The individual diagnostics option window is as follows:
* Hard Disk
* Floppy Disk Drive
* Keyboard
* Video
* Miscellaneous
4.3 Hard Disk Diagnostics
Using Hard Disk Diagnostics Options
The Hard Disk options discussed below fall in two categories:
* Destructive Operation
* Non-destructive Operation - The data on the Hard Disk is
The following list gives the various Hard Disk Options & the category they fall
into.
* Hard Disk Format -
* Auto Interleave -
* Media Analysis - Destructive Operation.
* Performance Test -
* Seek Test -
* Read/Verify Test -
* Check Test Cylinder - Data on the Test Cylinder
All the options under Hard Disk Diagnostics require more or less the following
inputs:
- The data on the Hard Disk is
Destructive Operation.
Destructive Operation.
Non-destructive Operation.
Non-destructive Operation.
Non-destructive Operation.
lost.
undisturbed.
alone is lost.

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