Pc-Check® UEFI

Test Result

Hard Drive Non Destructive Write Failure Information

Test Group 2602

Device Hard Drives

This group tests Hard Drives. Hard Drives consist of one or more rigid (hence 'hard') rapidly rotating discs, coated with magnetic material and with magnetic heads arranged to write data to the surfaces and read it from them.

Tests are available to verify the head actuator mechanism, reliability of the recording medium, report the S.M.A.R.T. status, and possibility of imminent drive failure. You can also run the manufacturer's built in self tests.

Note: Hard Drives offer large storage capacities. A coverage of 100% will exhaustive test all parts of the media, but will also take a long time to complete.

Test Number 409

Test Name Non-Destructive Write

Tests the drives ability to reliably write data. Each Non-Destructive Write test iteration first reads the existing data from the disk region to be tested. The disk region is then over written with test data, verified and finally the original data is restored. In the event of failure, the test will always try to restore the original data many times over before ending. Each iteration, the seek position increases by one sector increment.

Estimated Test Time 6m to 24m per GB.

PARAM1 Duration

How long to run the test in seconds.

PARAM2 Coverage

Percentage of total capacity to test.

PARAM3 Maximum Errors

Continues to test until the maximum number of errors is reached, only errors directly associated with reading the drive.

ERRORCODES & TROUBLESHOOTING

Device_ID VALUE unknown (exceeds array depth). CODE="0x00/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING3: A program error, such as a memory allocation failure. Check for BIOS updates. The test was inconclusive.

Device is too small to test. CODE="0x01/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING 0: The disk appears to be faulty. Disk errors can sometimes be caused by power loss.

Device read failed. CODE="0x02/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING 0: The disk appears to be faulty. Disk errors can sometimes be caused by power loss.

S.M.A.R.T. interface not supported. CODE="0x03/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING2: The disk does not appear to support this kind of test. Check to see if S.M.A.R.T. feature has been disabled in the BIOS. 

S.M.A.R.T. disabled or not supported by device. CODE="0x04/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING2: The disk does not appear to support this kind of test. Check to see if S.M.A.R.T. feature has been disabled in the BIOS. 

S.M.A.R.T. failed. CODE="0x05/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING1: S.M.A.R.T. testing has failed. A fault or imminent fault is detected with the disk. 

Requested S.M.A.R.T. test not supported by device. CODE="0x06/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING2: The disk does not appear to support this kind of test. Check to see if S.M.A.R.T. feature has been disabled in the BIOS. 

Standby immediate command failed. CODE="0x07/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING 0: The disk appears to be faulty. Disk errors can sometimes be caused by power loss.

Device write failed. CODE="0x08/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING 0: The disk appears to be faulty. Disk errors can sometimes be caused by power loss.

Read written data mismatch. CODE="0x09/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING 0: The disk appears to be faulty. Disk errors can sometimes be caused by power loss.

A S.M.A.R.T. attribute reached or below the acceptable threshold value. CODE="0x0A/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING1: S.M.A.R.T. testing has failed. A fault or imminent fault is detected with the disk. 

A S.M.A.R.T. comprehensive log error count at or exceeding the acceptable limit. CODE="0x0B/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING1: S.M.A.R.T. testing has failed. A fault or imminent fault is detected with the disk. 

Internal error, undersized buffer. CODE="0x0C/3FF"
TROUBLESHOOTING3:A program error, such as a memory allocation failure. Check for BIOS updates. The test was inconclusive.