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Viewing the test log, Viewing, Test – Lenovo THINKCENTRE 8177 User Manual

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The

Full

Erase

Hard

Drive

provides

a

DOS

utility

that

performs

the

following:

v

Performs

all

the

steps

in

Quick

Erase.

v

Provides

a

DOS

utility

that

writes

random

data

to

all

sectors

of

the

hard

drive.

v

Provides

an

estimate

of

time

to

completion

along

with

a

visual

representation

of

completion

status.

v

Provides

messages

that

warn

the

user

about

non-recoverable

process.

Important:

Make

sure

that

all

data

is

backed

up

before

using

the

Quick

or

Full

Erase

functions.

To

select

the

Quick

Erase

or

Full

Erase

Hard

Drive

utility,

use

the

following

procedure:

1.

Select

the

UTILITY

option

on

the

toolbar

and

press

Enter

.

2.

Select

either

the

QUICK

ERASE

or

FULL

ERASE

HARD

DISK

option

and

follow

the

instructions.

Viewing

the

test

log

Errors

reported

by

the

diagnostic

test

will

be

displayed

by

the

program

as

a

failed

test.

To

view

details

of

a

failure

or

to

view

a

list

of

test

results,

use

the

following

procedure

from

any

test

category

screen:

1.

Press

F3

to

activate

the

log

file.

2.

Press

F3

again

to

save

the

file

to

diskette

or

press

F2

to

print

the

file.

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