Test results, Fixed disk advanced test (fdat), Test – IBM 8306 User Manual
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3.
Press
the
space
bar.
A
selected
test
is
marked
by
>>
.
Pressing
the
space
bar
again
de-selects
a
test
and
removes
the
chevron.
4.
Repeat
steps
2
and
3
above
to
select
all
desired
tests.
Test
results
Diagnostics
test
results
will
produce
the
following
error
code
format:
Function
Code
Failure
Type
DeviceID
Date
ChkDigits
Text
v
Function
Code:
Represents
the
feature
or
function
within
the
PC.
v
Failure
Type:
Represents
the
type
of
error
encountered.
v
DeviceID:
Contains
the
component’s
unit-ID
which
corresponds
to
either
a
fixed
disk
drive,
removable
media
drive,
serial
or
parallel
port,
processor,
specific
RIMM,
or
a
device
on
the
PCI
bus.
v
Date:
Contains
the
date
on
which
the
diagnostic
test
was
run.
The
date
is
retrieved
from
CMOS
and
displayed
using
the
YYYYMMDD
format.
v
ChkDigits:
Contains
a
2-digit
check-digit
value
to
ensure
the
following:
–
Diagnostics
were
run
on
the
specified
date.
–
Diagnostics
were
run
on
the
specified
IBM
computer.
–
The
diagnostic
error
code
is
recorded
correctly.
v
Text:
Description
of
the
error.
Note:
See
for
error
code
listings.
Fixed
disk
advanced
test
(FDAT)
PC-Doctor’s
(PCDR)
Fixed-Disk
Advanced
Test
module
(FDAT)
is
a
full-featured
highly
configurable
fixed-disk
test
suite.
The
configurable
capabilities
of
FDAT
allow
users
to
enable
or
disable
specific
tests,
enable
or
disable
testing
features,
control
the
test
log
detail,
alter
testing
parameters,
etc.
FDAT
will
test
for
and
report
most
commonly
found
errors
on
a
fixed-disk
drive
and
is
able
to
test
up
to
128
SCSI
and
4
IDE
drives
(up
to
132
total
drives).
Drive
information
is
gathered
through
FDAT’s
enumeration
of
available
devices
and
user
specific
configuration
parameters
located
in
the
FDAT.INI.
FDAT
uses
information
supplied
by
these
features
to
indicate
specifically
what
devices
are
available
for
test,
what
tests
are
available
for
the
device,
device
properties,
etc.
Modify
the
FDAT.INI
file
in
PC
Doctor
for
DOS
to
change
testing
parameters
FDAT
consists
of
the
following
subtests
and
features.
Fixed-Disk
Tests:
v
Seek
Tests:
-
checks
the
physical
operation
of
the
drive
head.
–
Linear
Seek
Chapter
4.
Diagnostics
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