Floppy Disk Test - Toshiba T200 User Manual

3.8

Floppy Disk Test

CAUTION: Before running the floppy disk test, prepare a formatted work disk. Re-
move 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, tap or 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 to execute the test.
1. Select the test drive number of the floppy disk drive to be tested and tap or press
Enter.
Test drive number select :
Select the media type of the floppy disk to be tested, and tap or press Enter .
2.
Media in drive #X mode :
Select the track to start the test on and tap or press Enter . Tapping or pressing
3.
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 tap or press Enter . The following message will appear during the
test.
FLOPPY DISK
SUB-TEST
PASS COUNT
WRITE DATA
ADDRESS
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.
T200, T200CS
FDD#1
2DD
(Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?
XXXXXXX
: XX
: XXXXX ERROR COUNT : XXXXX
: XX READ DATA
: XXXXXX STATUS
FDD#2 FDD1&2
2D, 2D-2HD 2HD
: XX
: XXX
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