Toshiba Tecra A2-S239 Maintenance Manual - Page 90

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.6 2.5" HDD Troubleshooting Procedure 3 Format Check The computer's HDD is formatted using the MS-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 MS-DOS Manual for the operation of MS-DOS. For the format by the test program, refer to the Chapter 3. Check 1 Format an 2.5" HDD using MS-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 MS-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 MSDOS FORMAT command. Check 3 Using the Diagnostic Disk, format the 2.5" HDD with a format option(physical format). If the HDD is formatted, set the 2.5" HDD partition using MS-DOS FDISK command. If you cannot format the 2.5" HDD using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go to Procedure 4. 2-36 Satellite A50/TECRA A2 Maintenance Manual (960-478)