Epson Endeavor User Manual - Page 128

OPTION 3 NON-DESTRUCTIVE SURFACE ANALYSIS, hard disk drive. However

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If the program finds an unflagged bad track, the report is followed by a table like this: Write, Read Error Tracks Cylinder Head Cylinder Head Cylinder Head Cylinder Head 237 2 Confirm to register the tracks in the Write, Read Error Track Table as bad tracks. Do you want to register the error tracks as bad tracks? (Y/N) To flag these tracks as bad, select Y. You see a list of the tracks as they are flagged. When the process is complete, press (F) to return to the Hard Disk Format Menu. Option 3, Non-destructive Surface Analysis The Non-destructive surface analysis does not destroy any data, and you can use it to safely check the condition of your hard disk drive. However, this test does not flag any bad tracks it detects. To start the test, select Non-destructive surf ace analysis from the Hard Disk Format Menu. You see these messages: Analyze Hard Disk Read/Verify check for all tracks... Current cylinder is nnnn 5-20 Formatting a Hard Disk

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If the program finds an unflagged bad track, the report is
followed by a table like this:
Write,
Read Error Tracks
Cylinder Head Cylinder Head Cylinder Head Cylinder Head
237
2
Confirm to register the tracks in the Write, Read Error
Track Table as bad tracks.
Do you want to register the error tracks as bad tracks?
(Y/N)
To flag these tracks as bad, select
Y
.
You see a list of the tracks
as they are flagged. When the process is complete, press
(F)
to return to the Hard Disk Format Menu.
Option 3, Non-destructive Surface Analysis
The Non-destructive surface analysis does not destroy any
data, and you can use it to safely check the condition of your
hard disk drive. However, this test does not flag any bad tracks
it detects.
To start the test, select Non-destructive
surf ace
analysis from the Hard Disk Format Menu. You see these
messages:
Analyze Hard Disk <Drive
n:>
Read/Verify check for all
tracks...
Current cylinder is
nnnn
5-20
Formatting a Hard Disk