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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 does not destroy any data,

and can safely be used to check the condition of your hard disk

drive. However, this test does not flag any bad tracks it detects.

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-11

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