Toshiba T6400, Maintenance Manual

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3-6 below.
NOTE: Before executing the All track FORMAT program, execute the Bad track CHECK
program to display a list of bad tracks on the HDD.
Table 3-6 Hard disk formatting sequence
2. Good track FORMAT
This option formats a specified cylinder and track as a good track. If a good track is for-
matted as a bad track, use this option to change the track to a good track.
3. Bad track FORMAT
This option formats a specified cylinder and track as a bad track. If a bad track is detected,
use this option to label it as a bad track.
4. Bad track CHECK
This option searches the hard disk for bad tracks by reading data to all of the tracks on the
hard disk. A list of bad tracks is displayed when the program is completed. If an error
other than a bad track is detected, the program is automatically terminated.
3.17.2 Operations
CAUTION: After the HDD has been formatted, execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FDISK
command to partition the HDD. Next, execute the Toshiba MS-DOS FORMAT command.
Refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS manual for more information about using these commands.
1. Select the HARD DISK FORMAT function by typing 2 and pressing Enter from the DIAG-
NOSTICS MENU. The following messages appears.
DIAGNOSTICS - HARD DISK FORMAT : Vx.xx
1 - All track FORMAT
2 - Good track FORMAT
3 - Bad track FORMAT
4 - Bad track CHECK
9 - Exit to DIAGNOSTICS MENU
Press [NUMBER] key ?
2. All track FORMAT option