IMS 5000 Series Manual page 113

The following commands are used to test the floppy drive subsystem.
Command
DIS KTEST (all]
DRIVE [x]
EOT [x]
ERROR
(dr# ,S;H, er#]
(clear]
(abort on/off]
HELP
pescription
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DIS KTEST will write and verify random data,
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all
available formats on the sdected drive.
DRIVE will sdect the currently active drive (0,1,2,3).
EOT will set the end of tr ack value.
ERROR can be used to view any errors that may
have occurred in the running of one of the tes ts.
HELP will display the available commands. If the
.MSG file was present on the disk, command
descriptions are available.
N#
(x] N# will set the number of bytes per
and format tables.
N#=O for 128 bytes per sector
N#=l for 256 bytes per sector
N#=25 for 512 bytes per sector
N#=3 for 1024 bytes per sector
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QUIT
SRT
VERIFY
[x]
QUIT will exit a program and perform a warm start.
SRT will select the step rate for the drives. See
Appendix A for correct values.
VERIFY is used to check the formatting on a diskette.
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