2 Troubleshooting Procedures
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Procedure 2
Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check
Insert the Diagnostics Disk in the USB FDD, turn on the computer and run the test. Refer to
Chapter 3,
Tests and Diagnostics,
for more information about the diagnostics test procedures.
Make sure the floppy disk is formatted correctly and that the write protect tab is disabled.
Floppy disk drive test error codes and their status names are listed in Table 2-7. If any other
errors occur while executing the FDD diagnostics test, go to Check 1.
Table 2-7 FDD error code and status
Code Status
01h Bad
command
02h
Address mark not found
03h Write
protected
04h
Record not found
06h Media
replaced
08h
DMA overrun error
09h
DMA boundary error
10h CRC
error
20h FDC
error
40h Seek
error
60h
FDD not drive
80h
Time out error (Not ready)
EEh
Write buffer error
FFh
Data compare error
Check 1
If the following message is displayed, disable the write protect tab on the floppy
disk by sliding the write protect tab to “write enable”. If any other message
appears, perform Check 2.
Write protected
Check 2
Make sure the floppy disk is formatted correctly. If it is, go to Procedure 3.