harrow@exodus.DEC (Jeff Harrow, NCSE LKG1-3/F16 DTN=226-7445) (01/18/86)
After reading the comment someone made that you could get more options/info from the HD20 Test program supplied on the HD20 Startup disk, I tried it out by hitting COMMAND-D at it's initial dialog box. Sure enough, it gave me some windows that looked interesting, but when I hit START, the system BOMBed, and did this every time I tried. Has anyone else tried this and been successful? Jeff
borton@sdcc3.UUCP (Chris Borton) (01/18/86)
In article <536@decwrl.DEC.COM> harrow@exodus.DEC (Jeff Harrow, NCSE LKG1-3/F16 DTN=226-7445) writes: >After reading the comment someone made that you could get more options/info >from the HD20 Test program supplied on the HD20 Startup disk, I tried it >out by hitting COMMAND-D at it's initial dialog box. > >Sure enough, it gave me some windows that looked interesting, but when I >hit START, the system BOMBed, and did this every time I tried. > >Has anyone else tried this and been successful? > >Jeff I tried it and it worked fine. For those curious, if you hit Cmd-D at the initial dialog box on the HD20 test it then shows two windows: one has boxes containing Block Count, Iteration, Soft Rate, Hard Rate, Comm Rate, Loops, Total Blocks, and Failure Code. There is also a radio button labelled Dstrct which, I believe, will allow you to reformat the hard disk. The program also creates a document file that has a log of the tests done and the results. I'm not sure if it matters in this case, but I'm using System 3.0/Finder 5.1. One curious thing I found is that to redo the DeskTop file I can't have the hard disk as the boot volume, for when it is done redoing the DeskTop it goes out to lunch and never comes back. Booting the HD20 Startup disk with mouse down and Cmd-Opt after the floppy is mounted will redo the hard disk correctly. Incidentally, this is a good thing to do every 2 weeks since my last time I retrieved 77K! As for parking the heads being necessary, can someone at Apple or in the know comment? I would feel much happier if I KNEW safeties were provided for. The glaring lack of any backup facility for the HD20 doesn't make me feel that 'Apple knows best' in this case at all. A salesman at a local computer store told me yesterday when questioned about SCSI 'upgrades' for the HD20 that it was already built in, and could simply be plugged in as is. This is very well done, if it is correct. Happy Maccing! --Chris --------- Chris Borton, UC San Diego Undergraduate CS Micro Consultant, UCSD borton@ucsd.ARPA or ...!{ucbvax,decvax,noscvax,ihnp4,bang}!sdcsvax!borton
derek@psych.uq.oz (Derek Austin) (01/27/86)
In article <536@decwrl.DEC.COM> harrow@exodus.DEC (Jeff Harrow, NCSE LKG1-3/F16 DTN=226-7445) writes: > [ Re: the HD20 test program ] >Sure enough, it gave me some windows that looked interesting, but when I >hit START, the system BOMBed, and did this every time I tried. It bombed for me too. I was extremely unimpressed with the absence of any documentation for useful features of the HD-20 Test program which obviously exist. Especially as the disk I was trying to test kept passing the 15 minute diagnostic check with no problems. After a lot of persistence, it eventually failed the test and I had a reason to return it to the supplier for replacement. Has anyone else come across a situation where the HD-20 finishes its initialisation, prompts for the name of the disk, but then fails to appear as an icon on the desk top? Derek Austin ACSnet: derek@psych.uq.oz ARPA: derek%psych.uq.oz@seismo.css.gov CSNET: derek@psych.uq.oz UUCP: ..!seismo!munnari!psych.uq.oz!derek JANET: psych.uq.oz!derek@ukc -- ACSnet: derek@psych.uq.oz ARPA: derek%psych.uq.oz@seismo.css.gov CSNET: derek@psych.uq.oz UUCP: ..!seismo!munnari!psych.uq.oz!derek JANET: psych.uq.oz!derek@ukc