3 Tests and Diagnostics  3.10 Floppy Disk Test 
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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  IN PROGRESS  XXXXXXX
xxx DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX 
 [Ctrl]+[Break] :  test end 
 [Ctrl]+[C]  :  key stop 
SUB-TEST   : XX 
PASS COUNT   : XXXXX   ERROR COUNT  : XXXXX 
WRITE DATA   : XX      READ DATA    : XX 
ADDRESS      : XXXXXX  STATUS   : XXX 
  When the subtest 04 or 05 is selected, the following messages will appear on the screen. 
Select the test data (subtest 04 only), track number and head number you want to test. 
Test data    ?? (subtest 04 only) 
Track No.    ?? 
Head No.      ? 
Subtest 01  Sequential read 
This subtest performs a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) that continuously 
reads all the tracks (track: 0 to 39/0 to 79) on a floppy disk.  
Subtest 02  Sequential read/write 
This subtest continuously writes data pattern B5ADADh to all the tracks 
(track: 0 to 39/0 to 79) on a floppy disk. The data is then read and compared 
to the original data.  
Subtest 03  Random address/data 
This subtest writes random data to random addresses on all tracks (track: 0 to 
39/0 to 79) on a floppy disk. The data is then read and compared to the 
original data. 
Subtest 04  Write specified address 
This subtest writes the data specified by an operator to a specified track, head, 
and address. 
Subtest 05  Read specified address 
This subtest reads data from a track, head, and address specified by an 
operator.