Floppy Disk Test - Toshiba Satellite A50S Series Maintenance Manual

3 Tests and Diagnostics

3.10 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. The contents of
the floppy disk will be erased.
To execute the Floppy Disk Test, select 5 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press
Enter and follow the directions displayed on the screen. After selecting the Floppy Disk
Test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, messages to execute the test drive number,
media type and test start truck will be displayed successively. Answer each question with an
appropriate response to execute the test.
1. The following message will appear. Select the media mode and start track to be tested,
then press Enter.
Test start track
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.
FLOPPY DISK
SUB-TEST
PASS COUNT
WRITE DATA
ADDRESS
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
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(Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?
XXXXXXX
: XX
: XXXXX ERROR COUNT
: XX READ DATA
: XXXXXX STATUS

3.10 Floppy Disk Test

XXX DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX
[Ctrl]+[Break] :
[Ctrl]+[C]
: XXXXX
: XX
: XXX
[CONFIDENTIAL]
test end
: key stop
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