Hard Disk Test - Toshiba T4500 User Manual

Select the baud rate for the serial port and press Enter to execute this subtest.
Subtest 06 Interrupt Test
This subtest checks the Interrupt Request Level of IRQ 4, 3 and 5 from the send
side.

3.11 Hard Disk Test

To execute the Hard Disk Test, select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU. Press Enter, and
follow the directions displayed on the screen. The hard disk test contains 10 subtests that test the
computer's hard disk drive functions. The following messages appear after selecting the hard disk
test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU. Answer each of the questions with an appropriate
response to execute the test:
CAUTION: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when Subtest 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08,
09, or 10 is executed. This test should only be executed after all other possibilities have
been explored. Before running the test, transfer the contents of the hard disk to a backup
system.
After the hard disk test is completed, execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FDISK command, which
will set the partition. Then execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FORMAT command. Refer to the
Toshiba MS-DOS manual for details on all DOS commands.
1. When you select the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, the following
message will appear:
Test drive number select (1:HDD#1,2:HDD#2,0:HDD1&2) ?
2. Select the hard disk drive number to be tested and press Enter. The following message will
appear:
HDC F/W error retry
3. This message is used to select the retry operation when the hard disk controller detects an
error. Select 1 or 2 and press Enter. The following message will appear:
Data compare error dump
4. This message is used to select the error dump operation when a data compare error is
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(1:yes,2:no) ?
(1:no,2:yes) ?