Toshiba M200-ST2002 Maintenance Manual - Page 128

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.11 Hard Disk Test 3.11 Hard Disk Test To execute the Hard Disk Test, select 8-HARD DISK TEST from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter, and follow the directions on the screen. The hard disk test contains eight subtests that test the hard disk drive functions. CAUTION: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when subtest 02, 03, 04, 06, 09 or 10 is executed. Before running the test, the customer should transfer the contents of the hard disk to another one by executing BACKUP.EXE or others. The following messages will appear after selecting the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU. 1. Select the hard disk test drive number. Test drive number select (1:HDD#1, 2:HDD#2, 0:HDD1&2) HDC F/W error retry (1: yes, 2:no) 2. This message is used to select the error dump operation when a data compare error is detected. Select yes or no. Data compare error dump 1:no 2:Yes 3. This message is used to select whether or not the HDC status is displayed on the screen. The HDC status is described in section 3.18. Select yes or no. Detail status display 1:No 2:Yes 4. After setting is completed, select the number of the subtest and press Enter. The following message will appear. HDD DISK TEST IN PROGRESS XXXXXXX SUB-TEST :XX xxx DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX [Ctrl]+[Break] ; test end [Ctrl]+[C] ; key stop PASS COUNT:XXXXX ERROR COUNT:XXXXX WRITE DATA:XXXXX READ DATA :XX ADDRESS :XXXXXX STATUS :XXX The first three digits of the ADDRESS indicate which cylinder is being tested, the fourth digit indicates the head and the last two digits indicate the sector. 3-28 Portege M200 Maintenance Manual (960-457)