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Select option 2 from the menu to start this test. You see these
messages:
The data on the highest physical cylinder may be
destroyed by this check.
Enter Y to start this check.
Enter N to return to the menu.
Press Y and then Enter to continue with the test. You do not see a
cylinder count during the test. If no errors occur, the program returns
to the menu.
If an error occurs, make a note of the code and message. Then use the
Non-destructive surface analysis (option 4 on the Hard Disk Format
Menu) to check the condition of the hard disk.
If this analysis shows no other problems with the disk, follow these
steps:
1.
Back up all the files on your hard disk.
2.
Re-format the disk using option 2, Format hard disk, on the
OPERATION MENU.
3. Recreate the MS-DOS partition with FDISK and format it with
SELECT (See Chapter 3.)
4. Restore your files.
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Read, Verify Check
This test reads and verifies data from all tracks of the disk, checking
each cylinder and using all read/write heads.
Select option 3 from the menu to start this test. The program displays
the number of each cylinder it finds. For example, with a hard disk,
the first message you see is:
Current cylinder is
nnn
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Performing System Diagnostics
- EQUITY™386/20 1
- Contents 5
- 6 Installing Options 7
- Appendixes 8
- 9
- Introduction 11
- How to Use This Manual 12
- Introduction 3 13
- Where to Get Help 14
- SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM 15
- Unpacking 15
- Setting Up Your System 16
- Choosing a Location 17
- Connecting a Monitor 18
- Connecting a Printer 20
- Using the Parallel Interface 21
- Using the Serial Interface 22
- Connecting the Power Cord 23
- Connecting the Keyboard 24
- Setting the Monitor Type 26
- Turning On the Computer 26
- Loading MS-DOS 28
- Copying System Diskettes 29
- 1-16 Setting Up Your System 30
- Running the Setup Program 31
- Starting the Setup Program 32
- Setting the Amount of Memory 33
- Setting the Display Type 35
- Setup Program 36
- Setting the Mass Storage 39
- Setting the Real-time Clock 41
- Enter. You see this 42
- 04301989 42
- Leaving the Setup Menu 43
- Running 44
- Preparing a Hard Disk for Use 45
- Checking the Hard Disk 46
- Partitioning the Hard Disk 48
- Disk for Use 52
- SELECT A: C:\DOS 001 US 53
- COPY *.* C:\DOS 55
- Booting From the Hard Disk 57
- Using the Equity 386 58
- Selecting Execution Speed 59
- Selecting the Monitor Type 60
- Controlling the Volume 61
- Resetting the Computer 61
- Ctrl and Alt and press the 62
- Num Lock, Scroll Lock 64
- Caps Lock 64
- Using Disks and Disk Drives 65
- Types of Diskette Drives 67
- Write-protecting Diskettes 72
- Making Backup Copies 73
- Using a Single Diskette Drive 74
- Using a Hard Disk Drive 75
- Backing up the hard disk 77
- Turning Off the Computer 78
- Starting and Exiting MS-DOS 79
- Drive Designators 80
- The Default Drive 80
- The MS-DOS Command Format 81
- Entering MS-DOS Commands 82
- Creating and Managing Files 83
- Copying Files 84
- Deleting Files 87
- Using Directories 88
- The Default Directory 90
- Using Pathnames 90
- \WORDPROC\PERSONAL 91
- Filenames 92
- Creating Directories 94
- Removing Directories 94
- Formatting Diskettes 95
- Hard Disk) 97
- Backing Up 98
- Using the Epson HELP Program 101
- Your Equity 386 102
- Using the Epson MENU Program 103
- MENU Program Options 104
- Using the XTREE Utility 105
- Running XTREE 106
- Cautions 107
- Using an AUTOEXEC.BAT File 108
- Equity 386 109
- Using Memory Beyond 640KB 110
- About EEMM386.EXE 111
- Using HDCACHE and EEMM386.EXE 112
- Installing Options 113
- 6-2 Installing Options 114
- Installing Option Cards 115
- 6-4 Installing Options 116
- Installing Options 6-5 117
- Installing an Option Card 118
- Installing Options 6-7 119
- 6-8 Installing Options 120
- Installing Options 6-9 121
- (JTkJbJB 122
- Installing Options 6-11 123
- Removing the SPF card 125
- 6-14 Installing Options 126
- Changing the jumper settings 127
- Replacing the SPF card 128
- 6-16 hulling Options 128
- Removing an Option Card 129
- Replacing the Cover 130
- Post-Installation Setup 131
- Troubleshooting 132
- The Computer Won’t Start 133
- The Computer Locks Up 133
- Monitor Problems 134
- Diskette Problems 135
- Hard Disk Problems 136
- Software Problems 137
- Option Card Problems 138
- A-8 Troubleshooting 139
- Power-on Diagnostics 140
- Clock and CMOS RAM Check 141
- RAM Check 142
- Display Card Check 143
- Optional RAM Check 143
- Floppy Disk Drive Seek Check 143
- 1782-Disk controller failure 144
- 178x-Disk x failure 144
- 179x-Disk x error 144
- Performing System Diagnostics 145
- Diagnostics 146
- Modifying the DEVICE LIST 147
- Selecting a Test 149
- Resuming From an Error 150
- System Board Check 151
- Keyboard Check 152
- System Diagnostics 153
- Monochrome Adapter Check 154
- Attribute Check 154
- CHARACTER SET CHECK 155
- Is the display correct (Y/N)? 155
- Run All Above Checks 156
- Color Graphics Adapter Check 157
- Character Set Check 157
- 40-column Character Set Check 158
- 320x200 Graphics Mode Check 159
- 640x200 Graphics Mode Check 160
- Screen Paging Check 160
- Light Pen Check 161
- Color Video Check 162
- Sync Check 163
- Sequential Seek Check 164
- Random Seek Check 165
- Write, Read Check 165
- Math Coprocessor Check 166
- Alternate Parallel Port Check 167
- Serial Port (RS-232C) Check 167
- Alternate Serial Port Check 169
- Dot-matrix Printer Check 169
- ,.::::‘:‘:L 171
- Read, Verify Check 172
- Run All Above Tests 173
- Error Codes and Messages 174
- Appendix D 177
- Physically Formatting a Hard 178
- Conditional Format (Normal) 179
- Unconditional Format 182
- Hard Disk D-7 183
- Destructive Surface Analysis 184
- Hard Disk Drive Types 187
- Specifications 189
- Power Supply 190
- Mass Storage 190
- Keyboard 191
- Environmental Requirements 191
- Physical Characteristics 191
- Glossary 192
- Glossary 5 196
- Wildcard 207
- Write-protect 207
- 10 Index 217
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