Epson 386/33 PLUS User Manual

Hard disk diagnostic tests fall into two categories: destructive

or nondestructive. Destructive diagnostics destroy data on the

hard disk, but nondestructive diagnostics do not. Be sure to

back up any data on your hard disk before performing any

destructive tests. The following table lists which tests are

destructive and which are not.

Format

Media analysis

Force bad tracks

Performance

Seek

Read/verify

Check test cylinder

Before it executes any destructive test, the program displays the

following messages:

Press 

 and 

 to begin the test. Press 

 and 

 to

stop the operation.

You should not run any of the destructive tests on a SCSI

hard disk drive.