4.20 FDD Utilities
4.20.1 Function Description
The FDD Utilities function formats the FDD, copies floppy disks, and displays the dump list for both
the FDD and HDD.
1.
FORMAT
CAUTION:
This program is only for testing a floppy disk drive. It is different from the
Toshiba MS-DOS FORMAT command.
This program can format a floppy disk (5.25-inch/3.5-inch) in the following formats:
2D: Double-sided, double-density, 48/67.5 TPI, MFM mode, 512 bytes, 9 sectors/
track.
2DD: Double-sided, double-density, double-track, 96/135 TPI, MFM mode, 512
bytes, 9 sectors/track.
2HD: Double-sided, high-density, double-track, 96/135 TPI, MFM mode, 512 bytes,
18 sectors/track.
2.
COPY
This program copies a source floppy disk to a target floppy disk.
3.
DUMP
This program displays the contents of a floppy disk (both 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch) and the
designated sectors of the hard disk.
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