Toshiba A10 manual Floppy Disk Test Tests and Diagnostics

3.8 Floppy Disk Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics

3.8Floppy Disk Test

NOTE: Before running the floppy disk test, prepare a formatted work disk. Remove the Diagnostics Disk and insert the work disk into the FDD. Otherwise, the contents of the floppy disk will be erased.

To execute the Floppy Disk Test, select 5 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press

Enter.

1.The following messages will appear. Select the drive type, the media type and the start track of the floppy disk drive to be tested.

Test drive number select (1:FDD#1, 2:FDD#2, 0:FDD#1&2)? Media in drive #1 mode(0:2DD, 1:2D, 2:2D-2HD/2DD, 3:2HD)?

Test start track (Enter:0/dd:00-79)?

2.The Floppy Disk test contains five subtests that test the FDD.

The floppy disk test menu will appear after you select FDD test parameters.

SUB-TEST MENU:

01-Sequential read

02-Sequential read/write

03-Random address/data

04-Write specified address

05-Read specified address

99-Exit to DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU

Select the number of the subtest you want to execute and press Enter. The following message will appear during the floppy disk test.

Floppy DISK TEST IN PROGRESS XXXXXXX

SUB-TEST	:XX
PASS COUNT:XXXXX		ERROR COUNT :XXXXX
WRITE DATA:XX		READ DATA	:XX
ADDRESS	:XXXXX	STATUS	:XXX

xxxDIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX [Ctrl]+[Break] : test end

[Ctrl]+[C] : key stop

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