IBM 689912U Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 219

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 that this is a non-recoverable process. Important Make sure customer backs up all data before using the Quick or Full Erase function. To select the Quick Erase or Full Erase Hard Drive utility: 1. Select the UTILITY option on the toolbar and press enter. 2. Select either the QUICK ERASE or FULL ERASE HARD DISK option and then, follow the instructions. 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, do the following from any test category screen: Press F3 to activate the log File Press F3 again to save the file to diskette or F2 to print the file. SIMM/DIMM Memory Errors: SIMM/DIMM error messages issued by the IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostics: Message 2xx-1y Failure Found A memory error was detected in SIMM socket Y Recommended Actions Replace the SIMM in the socket identified by the last digit of the error code. Re-run the test. If the same error code occurs again, replace the system board. Reference Information 209