Toshiba Satellite A40 Maintenance Manual - Page 150

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.10 Hard Disk Test 3.10 Hard Disk Test To execute the Hard Disk Test, select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter, and follow the directions on the screen. CAUTION: The contents of the hard disk will be erased when subtest 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07,09, or 10 is executed. Before running the test, the customer should transfer the contents of the hard disk to floppy disk or another hard disk. If the customer has not or cannot perform the back-up, create back-up disks as described below. Check to see if the Microsoft Create System Disks Tools (MSCSD.EXE) still exists in the System Tools Folder. (This tool can be used only once.) If it exists, use it to back up the pre-installed software, then use the Backup utility in the System Tools folder to back up the entire disk, including the user's files. Refer to the operating system instructions. The following messages will appear after selecting the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU. Test drive number select (1:HDD#1, 2:HDD#2, 0:HDD#1&2) ? 1. 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) 2. This message is used to select whether or not the HDD status is displayed on the screen. The HDD status is described in section 3.18. Select yes or no. Detail status display (1:no, 2:yes) 3-26 Satellite A40 Maintenance Manual (960-458)