Running The Drive Self Test - Dst; Option 1: Run Dst Using Drive Protection System From The System Bios - HP HDD Troubleshooting Manual

2 Running the Drive Self Test - DST

There are three different ways to run DST on supported hard disk drives. Not all HP
computers support all three options. (See the DST Product Support Matrix on the CSN
Diagnostic Tools page (speedcode TDIA) for details.)

Option 1: Run DST using Drive Protection System from the system BIOS.

Option 2: Run DST from HP Instant Support Web site.
Option 3: Run DST from the HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition.
2.1
Option 1: Run DST using Drive Protection System from the system BIOS
Most HP computers contain DPS in the BIOS which will allow the launch of the DST for
most hard disk drives. DPS does not support SCSI and will not be available for these
drives. Most SATA and IDE hard disk drives support DST. Most DPS systems launch
both Quick and Comprehensive tests on the hard disk drive. The first test is the Quick
test. The Comprehensive test may launch automatically after the completion of the
Quick test and can be aborted if only the Quick test is desired.
Procedure: to access DPS through computer setup, follow these steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. During POST, when the F10 Setup message appears in the lower portion of the
screen, press the F10 key to enter Computer Set-up.
(For some computers you will need to press the F2 function key instead of the
F10 function key to get into setup. Your computer will display a message
identifying the appropriate function key.)
If you do not press the F10 (or F2) key while the message is displayed, you
must restart the computer to access the utility.
Select language.
A choice of headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu; some of
these may be:
"File, Storage, Security, Power, Advanced" or
"File, Security, Tools, Advanced" ...
3. Under "Storage" or "Tools" or possibly another heading you will find
"IDE DPS Self-Test" or "HDD Self-Test".
The screen will display the list of DPS-capable hard disk drive that are installed
on the computer.
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