Procedure 3 Format Check; Procedure 4 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check - Toshiba T4500 User Manual

Procedure 3 Format Check
The computer's HDD is formatted using the low level format program and the MS-DOS FORMAT
program. To format the HDD, start with Check 1 below and perform the other steps as required.
Check 1: Using the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk, partition the hard disk using the FDISK
command. Format the hard disk using FORMAT C:/S/U to transfer the system
program to the HDD. If the following message appears on the display, the HDD is
formatted.
If any other error message appears on the display, refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS
Manual for more information and perform Check 2.
Check 2: Using the T4500/T4600 Family Diagnostic Disk, format the HDD with a low level
format option. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics for more information about
the diagnostic program.
If the following message appears on the display, the HDD low level format is com-
plete. Partition and format the HDD using the MS-DOS FORMAT command.
If you cannot format the HDD using the Test and Diagnostic program, go to Procedure 4.
Procedure 4 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check
The HDD test program is stored on the ASP Diagnostics Diskette. Perform all of the HDD tests in
the Hard Disk Drive Test. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics, for more information about
the HDD test program.
If an error is detected during the HDD test, an error code and status will be displayed; perform
Check 1. The error codes and statuses are described in Table 2-4. If an error code is not generated,
the HDD is operating properly.
Code
01h
02h
04h
05h
07h
09h
0Ah
0Bh
2-22
10h
Format complete
Format complete
Table 2-5 Hard Disk Drive Error Code and Status
Status
Bad command
Bad address mark
Record not found
HDC not reset
Drive not initialized
DMA boundary error
Bad sector error
Bad track error
ECC error
System Board
Code
20h
40h
80h
AAh
BBh
CCh
DDh
E0h
FFh
Status
HDC error
Seek error
Time-out error
Drive not ready
Undefined error
Write fault
Total time-out error
Status error
Data compare error