| How to create bootable DFT diskette using Linux |
The Drive Fitness Test image file (dft-vxxximg.bin) includes a DOS-based
Drive Fitness Test program. Running the Linux Disk Dump (dd) utility, creates
an DOS-bootable diskette that contains the Drive Fitness Test Utility. A
formatted 1.44 MB diskette is required to create the diskette.
The Drive Fitness Test is provided for testing our disk drives. The test
will not overwrite customer data. |
Restrictions: The users guide
contains detailed information on the current
restrictions for the Drive Fitness Test. See the link at the
bottom of this page.
To create a bootable DFT diskette under Linux:
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- Download the bootable version of DFT (dft-vxxximg.bin) into a known directory on your PC.
- Insert a formatted 1.44 MB diskette into your disk drive.
- Make sure that the floppy disk is unmounted.
- Change directory to where you saved the DFT image.
- Run the Disk Dump (dd) utility with the following parameters:
dd if=dft-vxxximg.bin of=/dev/fd0 bs=8k
Note: /dev/fd0 is the first diskette
drive. Use /dev/fd1 if you would like
to use the second diskette drive to create
the DFT diskette.
- The bootable DFT diskette will now be created, Note this could take a couple of minutes .
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See the users guide for information on how to run the Drive Fitness Test.
To use the Drive Fitness Test with our SCSI hard disk drives you must have
the correct ASPI drivers installed. Please refer to the users guide
for a list of supported controllers.
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Drive Fitness Test Users Guide
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