Option 3, non-destructive surface analysis – Epson Progression U12 User Manual

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Option 3, Non-destructive Surface Analysis

The Nondestructive surface analysis does not destroy any

data, and you can use it to safely check the condition of your

hard disk drive. However, this test does not flag any bad tracks

it detects.

To start the test, select

Non-destructive surface

analysis

from the Hard Disk Format Menu. You see these

messages:

Analyze Hard Disk <Drive n:>

Read/Verify check for all tracks...

Current cylinder is nnnn

As the program checks each track, it decreases the cylinder

numbers to zero. When the test

is complete, the program

displays a report on the status of the disk, such as the following:

Analysis finished.

Count of tracks flagged bad

=

n

Count of

tracks

with read, verify errors =

Count of good tracks

No read, verify error was detected.

If the program finds errors, the screen displays a table of the

tracks that produced the errors. Then you see this message:

Press ENTER to return to the menu.

Check

the information

displayed. Then press

to return to

the Hard Disk Format Menu.

Formatting a Hard Disk

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