Procedure 3 Format Check - Toshiba T6400 Maintenance Manual

nect it to the system board. If the HDD is firmly connected to the system board,
perform Procedure 2.

Procedure 3 Format Check

The T6400's HDD is formatted using the low level (physical) format program and the Toshiba MS-
DOS FORMAT program. To format the HDD, start with Check 1 below and proceed as instructed.
Check 1 Using the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk, partition the hard disk using the FDISK
command. Format the hard disk using the FORMAT C:/S to transfer the system
program to the HDD. If the following message appears on the display, the HDD is
formatted.
Format complete
If any other error messages appear on the display, refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS
Manual for more information about the error message and perform Check 2.
Check 2 Using the T6400 Diagnostic Disk, format the HDD with the 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 Toshiba MS-DOS FORMAT command.
Format complete
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