Entering “N” returns you to the Auto Interleave Routine
Information Box. Entering “Y” causes the following
information boxes to appear: 1) Auto Interleave Detection,
2) Bad Track List, and 3) Activity. In the Auto Interleave
Detection box, the transfer rate is calculated for up to four
(4) different interleave factors. These interlelave factors are 1-4.
The Bad Track List box displays the status of the routine. At
different times during the routine, the following messages will
be displayed in this box:
To determine the best interleave factor, the system will format
a portion of the hard disk for each transfer rate calculated. The
cylinders, heads and sectors formatted for each value during
this first part of the test are displayed in the Activity box.
“Format,” highlighted in the upper part of the box, flickers to
indicate that the cylinders, heads and sectors displayed below
are being formatted.
After the optimum interleave factor has been determined, the
Bad Tracks List will display the optimum interleave factor:
This initiates the second part of the test. A hard disk format
test is performed on the entire hard disk using the optimum
interleave factor. The Activity box displays the formatting
activity of the hard disk by cylinder, head and sector number.
The test can be aborted at any time by pressing <
ESC > .
When the test isfinished or aborted, press
<ENTER >
to
return to the main menu.
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