The Graham Utilities for OS/2 - Version 2

Floppy Disk Tests

Selecting the Floppy Disk Tests menu will display all floppy drives attached to your system.

Selecting either a hard disk or floppy disk to test will present the following menu:

Read Files Test

The Read Files Test test reads all files on the selected drive. As each file is read it is added to the log. Any errors will be displayed and added to the log. As the file read test progresses the following bar graph will be displayed. The overall transfer rate of all files that have been read will also be added to the log.

Read Disk Test

The Read Disk Test reads the selected disk at a sector level. One complete track is read at a time, head by head, starting at cylinder zero up to the maximum number of cylinders on the disk. As the test progresses, a bar graph indicating progress is displayed.

As the test proceeds any errors will be displayed and added to the log.

Read & Write Test

The Read & Write Test performs a non-destructive test on the selected disk. The disk is first read (to save the information there). Then the entire track is written with 0's. The writing of the 0's is verified. Then the entire track is written with FF's. The writing of the FF's is verified. Finally the original data is replaced. As the test proceeds, a dialog box similar to the Read Disk Test is displayed.

If a local CD-ROM has been selected for either the Read Disk Test or the Read & Write Test, the following dialog box will be displayed and no tests will be performed on the drive.