Iomega Zip Drive Test; Asset Eeprom Backup; Viewing The Test Log - IBM 2254 Hardware Maintenance Manual

The Full Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following steps.
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To select the Quick Erase or Full Erase Hard Drive utility, use the following procedure.
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Iomega Zip drive test

Use the Iomega Zip Drive Test to test the Zip drive and the drive interface. The test
takes about 20 seconds to run.
The default tests the following:
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Asset EEPROM backup

When replacing a system board, this utility allows the backup of all Asset information
from the EEPROM to diskette. This utility also restores data to the EEPROM from
diskette after replacement of the system board.
To run this utility, use the following procedure.
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Viewing the test log

Errors reported by the diagnostic test will be displayed by the program as a failed test.
To view details of a failure or to view a list of test results, use the following procedure
from any test category screen.
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Performs all the steps in Quick Erase.
Provides a DOS utility that writes random data to all sectors of the hard drive.
Provide an estimate of time to completion along with a visual representation of
completion status.
Provides messages that warn the user about non-recoverable process.
Important: Make sure that all data is backed up before using the Quick or Full Erase
functions.
Select the UTILITY option on the toolbar and press Enter.
Select either the QUICK ERASE or FULL ERASE HARD DISK option and follow
the instructions.
Controller
Max Seek (50 times)
Random Seek (300 sectors)
Select Utility
Select Asset EEPROM Backup
Follow instructions on screen.
Press F3 to activate the log file.
Press F3 again to save the file to diskette or F2 to print the file.