3.8 USB Floppy Disk Test

3 Tests and Diagnostics

3.8USB Floppy Disk Test

Caution: 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-FLOPPY DISK TEST from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter.

1.The following message will appear. Select the kind of drive, the kind of media, the media mode and the start track of the floppy disk drive to be tested, press Enter.

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

XXXXXXX

 

SUB-TEST

 

 

 

 

PASS COUNT:XXXXX

ERROR

 

COUNT:XXXXX

 

 

 

WRITE DATA:XXXXX

READ

 

DATA :XX

 

 

 

 

ADDRESS

:XXXXXX

STATUS

:XXX

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

[Ctrl]+[C]

;key stop

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