Toshiba Satellite M35 Series, Maintenance Manual

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3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.11 Hard Disk Test
3.11 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, 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) ?
HDC F/W error retry (1:yes, 2:no) ?
↑↓→←
: Select items, Enter : Specify, Esc : Exit
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)
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