Toshiba T1950 - Floppy Disk Drive Utilities

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3.20 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities
3.20.1 Function Description
This function formats the FDD, copies the floppy disk, and displays the dump list for both the
FDD and HDD.
1. FORMAT
NOTE: This program is only for testing a floppy disk drive. The option
is different from the Toshiba MS-DOS FORMAT command.
This program can format a 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch floppy disk in the following
formats:
(1) 2D: Double-sided, double-density, 48/67.5 TPI, MFM mode, 512 bytes,
9 sectors/track.
(2) 2DD: Double-sided, double-density, double-track, 96/135 TPI, MFM
mode, 512 bytes, 9 sectors/track.
(3) 2HD: Double-sided, high-density, double-track, 96/135 TPI, MFM
mode, 512 bytes, 18 sectors/track.
2. COPY
This program copies data from a source floppy disk to a target floppy disk.
3. DUMP
This program displays the contents of the floppy disk (both 3.5-inch and 5.25-
inch) and the designated sectors of the hard disk on the display.
3.20.2 Operations
1. Select 7 (FDD Utilities) from the DIAGNOSTIC MENU and press Enter. The
following message displays:
[ FDD UTILITIES ]
1 - FORMAT
2 - COPY
3 - DUMP
9 - EXIT TO DIAGNOSTICS MENU