Hard File Smart Test; Fixed Disk Optimized Test; Quick And Full Erase - Hard Drive - IBM NETVISTA 2251 Hardware Maintenance Manual

v ChkDigits:
Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following:
– Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
– Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer.
– The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
v Text:
Description of the error.
Note: See "Diagnostic error codes" on page 42 for error code listings.

Hard file Smart test

Use the Hard File Smart Test when the system management tool has detected a
hard file SMART alert.
The Smart test does the following:
v Interrogates IDE devices for support of the SMART instruction set.
v Issues a ENABLE SMART command to make sure SMART functionality is
active.
v Checks the SMART RETURN STATUS command to determine if any thresholds
have been exceeded.
If thresholds have been exceeded, an error message is shown, and the test fails. If
no SMART is supported by the drive, the test returns with "N/A".

Fixed Disk Optimized Test

You can use the Fixed Disk Optimized Test to identify a particular area of a hard
disk that fails during testing. You can also use this test to correct types of errors.
To run the Fixed Disk Optimized Test, do the following:
1. From the toolbar, select Diagnostics.
2. Select Fixed Disk Optimized Test.
3. Select one of the tests:
v Hard Disk Test - Full performs a complete test of the hard disk drive.
v Hard Disk Test - Quick performs a subset of the full hard disk tests.
v Start SMART Hard Disk Test initiates an IDE extended offline self-test.
v SMART Hard Disk Test Results runs the IDE extended offline self-test and
displays the results.
You can run the Start SMART Hard Disk Test and then continue with other
diagnostic tests before running the Hard Drive Self-Test Results.

Quick and Full erase - hard drive

Diagnostics offer two hard drive format utilities:
v Quick Erase Hard Drive
v Full Erase Hard Drive
The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following
steps.
v Destroys the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive.
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Chapter 3. Diagnostics