Na ilustração, o Partition Magic examina um HD
É FÁCIL E PODE
SER GRÁTIS
É importante você testar a configuração e o desempenho
dos seus HDs, principalmente se estiverem em um sistema IDE. Às vezes você
tem até quatro HDs mas somente o primeiro e o segundo são reconhecidos
pelo Partion Magic, da Power Quest, dentro do Warp. Nas placas atuais, com duas
portas IDE on-board, você pode usar, no Warp, até quatro discos rígidos
(um master e um slave em cada porta IDE). Nesse caso, sua unidade de CD-ROM ou ficará
conectada à placa de som ou a uma placa SCSI (obviamente sendo uma unidade
CD-ROM SCSI). Neste ultimo caso, uma boa placa para operar em um sistema OS/2 é
a Adaptec AHA2940AU, que é reconhecida sem qualquer problema pelo Linux,
pelo NT 4.0 e pelo Windows 96, ou seja, o Windows 95B.
Existem numerosos programas que testam o desempenho dos HDs e um muito bom é
o contido no pacote do programador Chris Graham (Graham Utilities), que você
pode adquirir na BMT Micro pelo sistema RIP: paga com cartão internacional,
em cinco minutos recebe um e-mail com um endereço e uma senha, vai lá
e baixa o pacote. Este é um dos melhores pacotes de utilitários que
existem para OS/2 e quase todos os aplicativos e ferramentas ficam sob a gerência
geral do Graham Integrator, acessível pela WPS. Esse pacote também
pode ser utilizado por fora do OS/2, isto é, com o Warp não estartado,
quando você entra pelos utilitários (três discos no Warp 3.0
e quatro discos no Warp 4.0) ou com os dois discos gerados pelo Bootos2, um utilitário
da IBM que você pega na Download Area deste Site.
Uma outra maneira, bem fácil e sem qualquer gasto com aquisição
de soft, para você fazer o teste dos seus HDs sob o Warp, é utilizar
o programa Chkpart, que vem no GOODIDE7.ZIP, que você baixa da Download Area
do @Macarlos Site. O Chkpart roda em um disquete e gera um log que é jogado
para dentro desse disquete. O log mostra, entre outras coisas, se a geometria aplicada
aos seus HDs está correta e se os parâmetros de translação
LBA estão funcionando direito sob o Warp. Esse programa gera um log assim:
Partition Diagnostic Utility - Version 1.00
Copyright (c) 1994-1997, IBM Corp.
Distribution of this program without author's consent is PROHIBITED!
For information, contact: Azzarito@austin.ibm.com
Report generated on Tue Oct 28 21:45:38 1997
Physical Drives Detected: 4
Drive Information for Physical Disk 1:
Cylinders 026B (619)
Heads 80 (128)
Sectors/Track 3F (63)
Total Sectors 004C2A80* (4991616)
Drive Size (MB) 2437.312* (2555707392 bytes)
Partition 1:
Boot Indicator 80 (128) [Bootable]
Partition Type 0A (10) [Boot Manager]
Begin CHS 000,01,01 (0,1,1)
End CHS 000,7F,3F (0,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 00001F41 (8001)
Begin RBA 0000003F* (63)
End RBA 00001F7F* (8063)
Begin CHS 000,01,01* (0,1,1)
End CHS 000,7F,3F* (0,127,63)
Size (MB) 3.907* (4096512 bytes)
Partition 2:
Drive C:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 07 (7) [Installable File System]
Begin CHS 001,00,01 (1,0,1)
End CHS 0FE,7F,3F (254,127,63)
Rel Sectors 00001F80 (8064)
Sectors 001F4100 (2048256)
Begin RBA 00001F80* (8064)
End RBA 001F607F* (2056319)
Begin CHS 001,00,01* (1,0,1)
End CHS 0FE,7F,3F* (254,127,63)
Logical Cylinders 00FF (255)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 001F4100 (2048256)
Sectors (HPFS) 001F4100 (2048256)
Size (MB) 1000.125* (1048707072 bytes)
Partition 3:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 16 (22) [FAT (>32M Hidden]
Begin CHS 0FF,00,01 (255,0,1)
End CHS 1E3,7F,3F (483,127,63)
Rel Sectors 001F6080 (2056320)
Sectors 001C2D80 (1846656)
Begin RBA 001F6080* (2056320)
End RBA 003B8DFF* (3902975)
Begin CHS 0FF,00,01* (255,0,1)
End CHS 1E3,7F,3F* (483,127,63)
Size (MB) 901.688* (945487872 bytes)
Partition 4:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 16 (22) [FAT (>32M Hidden]
Begin CHS 1E4,00,01 (484,0,1)
End CHS 26A,7F,3F (618,127,63)
Rel Sectors 003B8E00 (3902976)
Sectors 00109C80 (1088640)
Begin RBA 003B8E00* (3902976)
End RBA 004C2A7F* (4991615)
Begin CHS 1E4,00,01* (484,0,1)
End CHS 26A,7F,3F* (618,127,63)
Size (MB) 531.562* (557383680 bytes)
Drive Information for Physical Disk 2:
Cylinders 026B (619)
Heads 80 (128)
Sectors/Track 3F (63)
Total Sectors 004C2A80* (4991616)
Drive Size (MB) 2437.312* (2555707392 bytes)
Partition 1:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 05 (5) [Extended]
Begin CHS 14B,00,01 (331,0,1)
End CHS 18D,7F,3F (397,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0028BA80 (2669184)
Sectors 00083E80 (540288)
Begin RBA 0028BA80* (2669184)
End RBA 0030F8FF* (3209471)
Begin CHS 14B,00,01* (331,0,1)
End CHS 18D,7F,3F* (397,127,63)
Size (MB) 263.812* (276627456 bytes)
Extended Partition Information
Partition 1:
Drive G:
Boot Indicator 80 (128) [Bootable]
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 14B,01,01 (331,1,1)
End CHS 164,7F,3F (356,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 000332C1 (209601)
Begin RBA 0028BABF* (2669247)
End RBA 002BED7F* (2878847)
Begin CHS 14B,01,01* (331,1,1)
End CHS 164,7F,3F* (356,127,63)
Logical Cylinders 001A (26)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 000332C1 (209601)
Size (MB) 102.344* (107315712 bytes)
Partition 2:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 05 (5) [Extended]
Begin CHS 165,00,01 (357,0,1)
End CHS 17D,7F,3F (381,127,63)
Rel Sectors 00033300 (209664)
Sectors 00031380 (201600)
Begin RBA 002BED80* (2878848)
End RBA 002F00FF* (3080447)
Begin CHS 165,00,01* (357,0,1)
End CHS 17D,7F,3F* (381,127,63)
Size (MB) 98.438* (103219200 bytes)
Extended Partition Information
Partition 1:
Drive H:
Boot Indicator 80 (128) [Bootable]
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 165,01,01 (357,1,1)
End CHS 17D,7F,3F (381,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 00031341 (201537)
Begin RBA 002BEDBF* (2878911)
End RBA 002F00FF* (3080447)
Begin CHS 165,01,01* (357,1,1)
End CHS 17D,7F,3F* (381,127,63)
Logical Cylinders 0019 (25)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 00031341 (201537)
Size (MB) 98.407* (103186944 bytes)
Partition 2:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 05 (5) [Extended]
Begin CHS 17E,00,01 (382,0,1)
End CHS 18D,7F,3F (397,127,63)
Rel Sectors 00064680 (411264)
Sectors 0001F800 (129024)
Begin RBA 002F0100* (3080448)
End RBA 0030F8FF* (3209471)
Begin CHS 17E,00,01* (382,0,1)
End CHS 18D,7F,3F* (397,127,63)
Size (MB) 63.000* (66060288 bytes)
Extended Partition Information
Partition 1:
Drive I:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 07 (7) [Installable File System]
Begin CHS 17E,01,01 (382,1,1)
End CHS 18D,7F,3F (397,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 0001F7C1 (128961)
Begin RBA 002F013F* (3080511)
End RBA 0030F8FF* (3209471)
Begin CHS 17E,01,01* (382,1,1)
End CHS 18D,7F,3F* (397,127,63)
Logical Cylinders 0010 (16)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 0001F7C1 (128961)
Sectors (HPFS) 0001F7C0 (128960)
Size (MB) 62.969* (66028032 bytes)
Partition 2:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Partition 2:
Drive D:
Boot Indicator 80 (128) [Bootable]
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 000,01,01 (0,1,1)
End CHS 14A,7F,3F (330,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 0028BA41 (2669121)
Begin RBA 0000003F* (63)
End RBA 0028BA7F* (2669183)
Begin CHS 000,01,01* (0,1,1)
End CHS 14A,7F,3F* (330,127,63)
Logical Cylinders 014B (331)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 0028BA41 (2669121)
Size (MB) 1303.282* (1366589952 bytes)
Partition 3:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 83 (131) [Apple]
Begin CHS 18E,00,01 (398,0,1)
End CHS 24C,7F,3F (588,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0030F900 (3209472)
Sectors 00178080 (1540224)
Begin RBA 0030F900* (3209472)
End RBA 0048797F* (4749695)
Begin CHS 18E,00,01* (398,0,1)
End CHS 24C,7F,3F* (588,127,63)
Size (MB) 752.062* (788594688 bytes)
Partition 4:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 82 (130) [Prime]
Begin CHS 24D,00,01 (589,0,1)
End CHS 26B,7F,3F (619,127,63)
Rel Sectors 00487980 (4749696)
Sectors 0003D080 (249984)
Begin RBA 00487980* (4749696)
End RBA 004C49FF* (4999679)
Begin CHS 24D,00,01* (589,0,1)
End CHS 26B,7F,3F* (619,127,63)
Size (MB) 122.062* (127991808 bytes)
Drive Information for Physical Disk 3:
Cylinders 0CED (3309)
Heads 10 (16)
Sectors/Track 3F (63)
Total Sectors 0032E530* (3335472)
Drive Size (MB) 1628.648* (1707761664 bytes)
Partition 1:
Drive E:
Boot Indicator 80 (128) [Bootable]
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 000,01,01 (0,1,1)
End CHS 130,3F,3F (304,63,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 0012C381 (1229697)
Begin RBA 0000003F* (63)
End RBA 0012C3BF* (1229759)
Begin CHS 000,01,01* (0,1,1)
End CHS 4C3,0F,3F* (1219,15,63)
Logical Cylinders 0131 (305)
Heads (BPB) 40 (64)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 0012C381 (1229697)
Size (MB) 600.438* (629604864 bytes)
*WARNING: Logical Geometry does not match Physical Geometry.
Partition 2:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 05 (5) [Extended]
Begin CHS 131,00,01 (305,0,1)
End CHS 339,3F,3F (825,63,63)
Rel Sectors 0012C3C0 (1229760)
Sectors 00200DC0 (2100672)
Begin RBA 0012C3C0* (1229760)
End RBA 0032D17F* (3330431)
Begin CHS 4C4,00,01* (1220,0,1)
End CHS CE7,0F,3F* (3303,15,63)
Size (MB) 1025.719* (1075544064 bytes)
Extended Partition Information
Partition 1:
Drive J:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 131,01,01 (305,1,1)
End CHS 294,3F,3F (660,63,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 0015E6C1 (1435329)
Begin RBA 0012C3FF* (1229823)
End RBA 0028AABF* (2665151)
Begin CHS 4C4,01,01* (1220,1,1)
End CHS A53,0F,3F* (2643,15,63)
Logical Cylinders 0164 (356)
Heads (BPB) 40 (64)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 0015E6C1 (1435329)
Size (MB) 700.844* (734888448 bytes)
*WARNING: Logical Geometry does not match Physical Geometry.
Partition 2:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 05 (5) [Extended]
Begin CHS 295,00,01 (661,0,1)
End CHS 339,3F,3F (825,63,63)
Rel Sectors 0015E700 (1435392)
Sectors 000A26C0 (665280)
Begin RBA 0028AAC0* (2665152)
End RBA 0032D17F* (3330431)
Begin CHS A54,00,01* (2644,0,1)
End CHS CE7,0F,3F* (3303,15,63)
Size (MB) 324.844* (340623360 bytes)
Extended Partition Information
Partition 1:
Drive K:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 295,01,01 (661,1,1)
End CHS 339,3F,3F (825,63,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 000A2681 (665217)
Begin RBA 0028AAFF* (2665215)
End RBA 0032D17F* (3330431)
Begin CHS A54,01,01* (2644,1,1)
End CHS CE7,0F,3F* (3303,15,63)
Logical Cylinders 00A5 (165)
Heads (BPB) 40 (64)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 000A2681 (665217)
Size (MB) 324.813* (340591104 bytes)
*WARNING: Logical Geometry does not match Physical Geometry.
Partition 2:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Drive Information for Physical Disk 4:
Cylinders 136A (4970)
Heads 10 (16)
Sectors/Track 3F (63)
Total Sectors 004C7160* (5009760)
Drive Size (MB) 2446.172* (2564997120 bytes)
Partition 1:
Drive F:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 000,01,01 (0,1,1)
End CHS 117,7F,3F (279,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 002273C1 (2257857)
Begin RBA 0000003F* (63)
End RBA 002273FF* (2257919)
Begin CHS 000,01,01* (0,1,1)
End CHS 8BF,0F,3F* (2239,15,63)
Logical Cylinders 0118 (280)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 002273C1 (2257857)
Size (MB) 1102.469* (1156022784 bytes)
*WARNING: Logical Geometry does not match Physical Geometry.
Partition 2:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 05 (5) [Extended]
Begin CHS 118,00,01 (280,0,1)
End CHS 26B,7F,3F (619,127,63)
Rel Sectors 00227400 (2257920)
Sectors 0029D600 (2741760)
Begin RBA 00227400* (2257920)
End RBA 004C49FF* (4999679)
Begin CHS 8C0,00,01* (2240,0,1)
End CHS 135F,0F,3F* (4959,15,63)
Size (MB) 1338.750* (1403781120 bytes)
Extended Partition Information
Partition 1:
Drive L:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 118,01,01 (280,1,1)
End CHS 1BD,7F,3F (445,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 00146CC1 (1338561)
Begin RBA 0022743F* (2257983)
End RBA 0036E0FF* (3596543)
Begin CHS 8C0,01,01* (2240,1,1)
End CHS DEF,0F,3F* (3567,15,63)
Logical Cylinders 00A6 (166)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 00146CC1 (1338561)
Size (MB) 653.594* (685343232 bytes)
*WARNING: Logical Geometry does not match Physical Geometry.
Partition 2:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 05 (5) [Extended]
Begin CHS 1BE,00,01 (446,0,1)
End CHS 26B,7F,3F (619,127,63)
Rel Sectors 00146D00 (1338624)
Sectors 00156900 (1403136)
Begin RBA 0036E100* (3596544)
End RBA 004C49FF* (4999679)
Begin CHS DF0,00,01* (3568,0,1)
End CHS 135F,0F,3F* (4959,15,63)
Size (MB) 685.125* (718405632 bytes)
Extended Partition Information
Partition 1:
Drive M:
Boot Indicator 00 (0)
Partition Type 06 (6) [FAT (>32M)]
Begin CHS 1BE,01,01 (446,1,1)
End CHS 26B,7F,3F (619,127,63)
Rel Sectors 0000003F (63)
Sectors 001568C1 (1403073)
Begin RBA 0036E13F* (3596607)
End RBA 004C49FF* (4999679)
Begin CHS DF0,01,01* (3568,1,1)
End CHS 135F,0F,3F* (4959,15,63)
Logical Cylinders 00AE (174)
Heads (BPB) 80 (128)
Sectors/Track (BPB) 3F (63)
Sectors (BPB) 001568C1 (1403073)
Size (MB) 685.094* (718373376 bytes)
*WARNING: Logical Geometry does not match Physical Geometry.
Partition 2:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
Partition 3:
[Empty]
Partition 4:
[Empty]
NOTE: problems detected (see WARNINGs above).
Como você pode ver, o log colocado nesta pagina apresenta alertas para o fato
de que foram encontrados erros. Esses alertas são mostrados em vermelho aqui
(mas não no teste) para melhor visualização. No sistema testado
pelo Chkpart, que gerou esse log, tudo funciona normalmente, mas as coisas não
estão normais (vejam só como é a dura realidade!). O Warp acessa
os quatro HDs e trabalha neles normalmente, formata, faz tudo, menos uma coisa:
seu Fdisk não consegue deletar e recriar partições nos HDs
terceiro e quarto (segundo master e segundo slave, ou seja, discos 2 e 3, já
que o primeiro HD é chamado de disco zero).
Para a correção desse problema detetado pelo Chkpart , duas possibilidades:
uso dos drivers contidos no GOODIDE7.ZIP, que substituem os originais do Warp, e
aplicação dos parâmetros GEO no Config.sys (translação
da realidade para a simulação LBA, feita pelo BIOS da máquina):
BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD /A:1 /U:1 /GEO:(PARÂMETROS FÍSICOS
DO HD CYL,HEADS,SECTORS),(PARAMETROS LÓGICOS LBA).
Você pode realizar um teste nos seus HDs gerando arquivos texto a respeito,
de uma maneira muito simples e rápida. Basta comandar no prompt do OS/2:
FDISK /QUERY /DISK:n >DISKn.TXT
N=n° do HD (0,1,2,3 etc)
Um outro teste que você pode fazer é usando um pequeno programa
de análise de HD e CD-ROM (o zip tem apenas 48k, DISKI114.ZIP) que vale a
pena ser baixado da Dowload Area deste Site. É só descomprimir em
um diretório temp, clicar em cima do executável, que ele examina velozmente
quantos HDs haja no PC. Eis o tipo de relatório que ele emite, muito rapidamente:
DISKIO - Fixed Disk Benchmark, Version 1.14
(C) 1994-1998 Kai Uwe Rommel
Number of fixed disks: 4
Number of CD-ROM drives: 0
Dhrystone 2.1 C benchmark routines (C) 1988 Reinhold P. Weicker
Dhrystone benchmark for this CPU: 267856 runs/sec
Hard disk 1: 128 sides, 619 cylinders, 63 sectors per track = 2437 MB
Drive cache/bus transfer rate: 6061 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 0 : 4261 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 617 : 4271 k/sec
CPU usage by full speed disk transfers: 69%
Average latency time: 18.1 ms
Average data access time: 32.6 ms
Hard disk 2: 128 sides, 619 cylinders, 63 sectors per track = 2437 MB
Drive cache/bus transfer rate: 6100 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 0 : 4803 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 617 : 3577 k/sec
CPU usage by full speed disk transfers: 75%
Average latency time: 11.8 ms
Hard disk 3: 16 sides, 3309 cylinders, 63 sectors per track = 1628 MB
Drive cache/bus transfer rate: 5700 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 0 : 4865 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 3307: 2450 k/sec
CPU usage by full speed disk transfers: 85%
Average latency time: 0.8 ms
Average data access time: 17.4 ms
Hard disk 4: 16 sides, 4970 cylinders, 63 sectors per track = 2446 MB
Drive cache/bus transfer rate: 6121 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 0 : 4362 k/sec
Data transfer rate on track 4968: 3456 k/sec
CPU usage by full speed disk transfers: 72%
Average latency time: 0.4 ms
Average data access time: 16.8 ms
