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3.8 Floppy Disk Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics
3.8 Floppy 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
xxx DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX
[Ctrl]+[Break] : test end
[Ctrl]+[C] : key stop
PASS COUNT:XXXXX ERROR COUNT :XXXXX
WRITE DATA:XX READ DATA :XX
ADDRESS :XXXXX STATUS :XXX
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