Toshiba r500 manual Procedure 2 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check, FDD error code and status

2 Troubleshooting Procedures

Procedure 2 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check

Insert the Diagnostics Disk in the USB FDD, turn on the computer and run the test. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics, for more information about the diagnostics test procedures.

Floppy disk drive test error codes and their status names are listed in Table 2-6. Make sure the floppy disk is formatted correctly and that the write protect tab is disabled. If any other errors occur while executing the FDD diagnostics test, go to Check 1.

	Table 2-6 FDD error code and status
Code		Status
01h		Bad command error
02h		Address mark not found
03h		Write protected
04h		Record not found
06h		Media removed
08h		DMA overrun error
09h		DMA boundary error
10h		CRC error
20h		FDC error
40h		Seek error
60h		Not drive error
80h		Time out error
EEh		Write buffer error

Check 1 If the following message appears, disable the write protect tab on the floppy disk. If any other message appears, perform Check 2.

Write protected

Check 2 Make sure the floppy disk is formatted correctly. If it is, go to Procedure 3.

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