Disk Drive Maintenance
SX-200 LIGHT/DIGITAL Floppy Disk Subsystem
Troubleshooting Procedures
Table 13 outlines the most likely causes of Floppy Disk Subsystem
failure.
Table 13: Floppy Disk Troubleshooting Summary
Step
Drive units require resets - power down the control bay (Bay 2 or Bay
1.
0), and power up again. Check for error codes on the Main Control
Card numeric display - see Table 14.
2.
Faulty backplane connections.
3.
Faulty or improperly installed floppy disk.
4.
Faulty / corrupt / obsolete software - reload with correct software.
5.
Faulty power supply unit(s) - refer to Power System Troubleshooting.
6.
Faulty Disk Drive unit.
7.
Faulty Main Control.
8.
Faulty cable connections.
Troubleshooting and Repair
Possible Malfunction Source
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