IBM 3746-900, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Quick and Full Erase - Hard Drive
The IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostics Program offers two hard drive format utilities:
Quick Erase Hard Drive
Full Erase Hard Drive
The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following
tasks:
Deletes the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive.
Deletes all copy of the FAT Table on all partitions (both the master and
backup).
Deletes the partition table.
Provides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process.
The Full Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following tasks:
Performs all the steps in Quick Erase.
Provides a DOS utility that writes random data to all sectors of the hard drive.
Provide an estimate of time to completion along with a visual representation of
completion status.
Provides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process.
Important:: Make sure that the customer backs up all data before using the Quick
or Full Erase function.
To select the Quick Erase or Full Erase Hard Drive utility:
1. Select Utility on the toolbar and press Enter.
2. Select either Quick Erase or Full Erase Hard Disk and then follow the
instructions.
Asset EEPROM Backup
When replacing a system board, this utility allows the backup of all asset
information from the EEPROM to diskette. This utility also restores data to the
EEPROM from diskette after replacement of the system board.
To run this utility:
Select Utility .
Select Asset EEPROM Backup .
Follow the instructions on panel.
Chapter 4. Service Processor Diagnostics and Test Information
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