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3.8
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 T4850CT's internal floppy disk drive.
The following messages will appear after selecting the Floppy Disk Test. Answer each ques-
tion with an appropriate response to execute the test.
1.
Select the test drive number of the floppy disk drive to be tested and press Enter .
Test drive number select (1:FDD#1,2:FDD#2,0:FDD1&2) ?
2.
Select the media type of the floppy disk in the test drive to be tested, and press
Enter .
Media in drive #X mode (0:2DD,1:2D,2:2D-2HD/2DD,3:2HD) ?
3.
Select the track you want the test to start on and press Enter . Simply pressing
Enter sets the starting track to zero.
Test start track
4.
The floppy disk test menu will appear after you select the starting 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
The first three digits in the ADDRESS number indicate which cylinder is being
tested. The fourth digit indicates the head, and the last two digits indicate the
sector being tested.
The first digit in the STATUS number indicates the drive being tested, and the last
two digits indicate the error status code as explained in Table 3-3.
T4850CT
(Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?
XXXXXXX
TXXXX DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX
[Ctrl]+[Break] : test end
[Ctrl]+[C] : key stop
ERROR COUNT: XXXXX
READ DATA : XX
: XXX
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