Tests and Diagnostics
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PORTEGE R830 Satellite R830 Series Maintenance Manual (960-880)
3.21 Head Cleaning
3.21.1 Function Description
This function cleans the heads in the FDD by executing a series of head load/seek and read
operations. A cleaning kit is necessary to perform this program.
3.21.2 Operations
1.
Selecting test
4
from the DIAGNOSTIC MENU and pressing
Enter
displays the
following messages:
DIAGNOSTICS - FLOPPY DISK HEAD CLEANING : VX.XX
Mount cleaning disk(s) on drive(s).
Press any key when ready.
2.
Remove the Diagnostics Disk from the FDD, then insert the cleaning disk and press
Enter
.
3.
When the
“
cleaning start
”
message appears, the FDD head cleaning has begun.
4.
The display automatically returns to the DIAGNOSTIC MENU when the program is
completed.