Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 48
Test results, Quick and Full erase - hard drive, >>, Function Code, Failure Type, DeviceID
View all Lenovo ThinkCentre M58p manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 48 highlights
1. Open the corresponding test category. 2. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight the desired test. 3. Press the space bar. A selected test is marked by >>. Pressing the space bar again de-selects a test and removes the >>. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests. Test results Diagnostics test results produce the following error code format: Function Code Failure Type DeviceID Date ChkDigits Text • Function Code: Represents the feature or function within the PC. • Failure Type: Represents the type of error encountered. • DeviceID: Contains the component's unit-ID which corresponds to either a fixed disk drive, removable media drive, processor, specific RIMM, or a device on the PCI bus. • Date: Contains the date when the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format. • ChkDigits: Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following: - Diagnostics were run on the specified date. - Diagnostics were run on the specified computer. - The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly. • Text: Description of the error. Note: See "Diagnostic error codes" on page 48 for error code listings. Quick and Full erase - hard drive The diagnostics program offers two hard drive format utilities: • Quick Erase Hard Drive • Full Erase Hard Drive The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following: • Destroys the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive. • Destroys all copies of the FAT Table on all partitions (both the master and backup). • Destroys the partition table. • Provides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process. The Full Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following: • Performs all the steps in Quick Erase. • Provides a DOS utility that writes random data to all sectors of the hard drive. • Provides an estimate of time to completion along with a visual representation of completion status. • Provides messages that warn the user about non-recoverable process. 40 ThinkCentre Hardware Maintenance Manual