Toshiba Tecra A8 Maintenance Manual - Page 98

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.6 HDD Troubleshooting Procedure 3 Format Check The computer's HDD is formatted using the DOS FORMAT program or the physical format program of the test program. To format the HDD, start with Check 1 below and perform the other steps as required. Refer to the DOS Manual for the operation of DOS. For the format by the test program, refer to the Chapter 3. Check 1 Format the 2.5" HDD using DOS FORMAT command. Type as FORMAT C: / S/U. If the 2.5" HDD can not be formatted, perform Check 2. Check 2 Using the DOS FDISK command, set the 2.5" HDD partition. If the partition is not set, go to Check 3. If it is set, format the 2.5" HDD using DOS FORMAT command. Check 3 Using the Diagnostic Disk, format the 2.5" HDD with a format option (physical format). If HDD is formatted, set the 2.5" HDD partition using DOS FDISK command. If you cannot format the 2.5" HDD using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go to Procedure 4. 2-50 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573)