Floppy Disk Test - Toshiba Tecra 700CS Maintenance Manual

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. 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. The Floppy Disk test contains five sub-
tests that test the computer's external floppy disk drive.
The following messages will appear after selecting the Floppy Disk Test. Answer each
question with an appropriate response to execute the test.
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 in the test drive 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 you want the test to start on and press Enter. Simply pressing
Enter sets the start track to zero.
Test start track
4. The floppy disk test menu will appear after you select the start track number.
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
3-20
(Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?
XXXXXXX
xxxx DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX
[Ctrl]+[Break] ; test end
[Ctrl]+[C] ; key stop
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