Floppy Disk Test - Toshiba T3400 Maintenance Manual

3.8

Floppy Disk Test

CAUTION: Before running the floppy disk test, prepare a formatted work disk. Remove
the Diagnostics Disk and insert a 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 TESTS menu, press
Enter, and follow the directions displayed on the screen. Five subtests test the internal floppy
disk drive. The following messages will appear after the Floppy Disk Test is selected. Answer
each question with an appropriate response.
1. Select the test drive number of the floppy disk drive to be tested and press
Enter.
Test drive number select (1:FDD#1,2:FDD#2,0:FDD1&2) ?
2. Select the media type of the floppy disk to be tested, and press Enter.
Media in drive #X mode (0:2DD,1:2D,2:2D-2HD/2DD,3:2HD) ?
3. Select the track to start the test on and press Enter. Pressing Enter alone sets
the start track to zero.
Test start track
4. The floppy disk test menu will appear after the start track number is selected.
Select a subtest number and press Enter. The following message will appear
during the test.
FLOPPY DISK
SUB-TEST : XX
PASS COUNT: XXXXX
WRITE DATA: XX
ADDRESS : XXXXXX STATUS
The first three digits in the ADDRESS number indicate the cylinder being
tested. The fourth indicates the head, and the last two indicate the sector
being tested.
The first digit in the STATUS number indicates the drive being tested and the
last two indicate the error status code as explained in Table 3-3.
3-20
(Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?
XXXXXXX
T3400XX DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX
[Ctrl]+[Break] ; test end
[Ctrl]+[C] ; key stop
ERROR COUNT: XXXXX
READ DATA : XX
: XXX
T3400, T3400CT