Floppy Disk Test - Toshiba T2200SX User Manual

4.8 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.
OPERATION
1. When you select the floppy disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, the following
message will appear beneath the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU.
Test drive number select (1:FDD#1,2:FDD#2,0:FDD1&2) ?
Select the drive number containing the floppy disk to be tested and press Enter. The follow-
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ing message will appear.
Media in drive#x mode
3. Select the media type of the floppy disk to be tested and press Enter. The following message
will appear.
Test start track
Select the start track number and press Enter. Simply pressing Enter sets the start track at
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zero. The FLOPPY DISK TEST menu will appear after you select the start track number.
5. The following message appears above the FLOPPY DISK TEST menu and during each
subtest.
FLOPPY DISK
SUB-TEST
PASS COUNT: XXXXX
WRITE DATA: XX
ADDRESS
The first three digits of the ADDRESS number are the cylinder number being tested, the fourth
digit is the head number and the last two digits are the sector number.
The first digit of the STATUS number is the drive number being tested and the last two digits
are the error status code as explained in Table 4-3 on page 4-33.
: XX
ERROR COUNT: XXXXX
READ DATA
: XXXXXX STATUS
(0:2DD,1:2D,2:2D-2HD/2DD,3:2HD) ?
(Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?
: XX
: XXX
XXXXXXX
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