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If the program finds one bad track that is not flagged, the summary

would show one track with a write, read error. The report is then
followed by a table like this:

Write, Read Error Tracks

Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head

Cylinder Head

237 2

Confirm to register the tracks in the Write, Read Error

Track Table as bad tracks.

Do you want to register the error tracks as bad tracks

(Y/N)?

To flag the error tracks as bad, press Y and

Enter.

You then see a list

of the tracks as they are flagged and then these messages:

Flagging bad tracks...

Cylinder is 237, head is 2

Press ENTER to return to the menu.

Press

Enter

to return to the HARD DISK FORMAT MENU.

Non-destructive Surface Analysis

The Non-destructive surface analysis is slightly simpler than the

Destructive surface analysis described in the previous section. This

option does not destroy any data, and can safely be used to check the
condition of your hard disk drives. However, this test does not flag

any bad tracks that are detected.

To start the test, press 4 and then

Enter. You

see these messages:

Analyze Hard Disk

Read/Verify check for all tracks...

Current cylinder is xxxx

As each track is checked, the current cylinder is displayed. The
cylinder number counts down to zero as the disk is checked.

Physically

Formatting a Hard

Disk

D-9

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