Floppy Disk Test - Toshiba T1960CT Maintenance Manual

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Floppy Disk Test

CAUTION: Before running the floppy disk test, prepare a formatted work disk since the
contents of the floppy disk in the FDD will be erased. Remove the Diagnostics Disk and
insert the work disk into the FDD.
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 subtests
that test the T1960CS/T1960CT's internal floppy disk drive.
The following messages appear after selecting the Floppy Disk Test from the DIAGNOSTIC
TEST menu. Answer each question with an appropriate response to execute the test.
Select the test drive number of the floppy disk drive to be tested and press Enter .
1.
T1960CS:
Test drive number select (1:FDD#1,2:FDD#2,0:FDD1&2) ?
T1960CT:
Test drive number select : FDD#1 (Select the drive using the arrow keys.)
2. Select the media type of the floppy disk in the test drive to be tested, and press
Enter .
T1960CS:
Media in drive #X mode (0:2DD,1:2D,2:2D-2HD/2DD,3:2HD) ?
T1960CT:
Media in drive #X mode : 2DD (Select the media type using the arrow keys.)
Select the track you want the test to start on and press Enter . Simply pressing
3.
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
SUB-TEST : XX
PASS COUNT: XXXXX
WRITE DATA: XX
ADDRESS : XXXXXX STATUS
T1960CS/T1960CT
(Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?
XXXXXXX
T1960 DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX
[Ctrl]+[Break] ; test end
[Ctrl]+[C] ; key stop
ERROR COUNT: XXXXX
READ DATA : XX
: XXX
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