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Hard disk parameters, C-13 – Epson Equity 286 PLUS User Manual

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Destructive tests

Format
Media analysis
Force bad tracks

Nondestructive tests

Performance
Seek
Read/verify
Check test cylinder

Caution
You should not run any of the destructive tests on an SCSI
type hard disk drive.

Before performing any destructive test, the program displays the
following messages:

W A R N I N G

All data on hard disk you have

specified may be lost...

Do you still want to continue (Y/N)?

Press

Y

and

Enter to

begin the test. Press

N

and

Enter

to stop

the operation.

Hard Disk Parameters

The program may ask for the following parameters:

Disk drive identifier
Disk drive type
Interleave factor
Bad track list
Start cylinder number

End cylinder number
Start head number

End head number

Each parameter is described below.

Performing System Diagnostics

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