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The cylinder number counts down to 0. At the end of the test, you see a
table showing the results of the test. For example, for a 20MB hard disk with
three bad tracks, you see:
BAD TRACKS
READ ERROR TRACKS
GOOD TRACKS
Press
to return to the menu after viewing the table. Don't worry if
Enter
there are some bad tracks on the disk. They have been blocked out by the
manufacturer and will not be used to store data.
Run all above tests
To run all the tests on the menu in sequence, press 4 and then
When you choose this option, all checks for the hard disk drive and
controller are performed automatically in sequential order. Although you do
not start each test, you must still supply the appropriate responses to
progress from one test to the next.
When you see a prompt warning you that the data on the highest physical
cylinder may be destroyed, press Y and then
test. (The cylinder is reserved for diagnostics, and is never 'used for storage by
MS-DOS. Therefore, data created by MS-DOS is not destroyed.)
Alternate Parallel Port Check
Use this option to test the functions of an additional parallel port. To
perform the test you must insert a special loop-back connector into the
alternate parallel port so that the computer can check the port's individual
pins.
This test is identical to the check for the primary parallel port. For more
details, see the section describing the parallel port check earlier in this
chapter.
Performing System Diagnostics
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