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The Diskette format test checks the format capability of the

diskette drive and its controller. In order to run the test, you

need a blank diskette that has been formatted using the

MS-DOS FORMAT command and that is not write-protected.

the program prompts you to insert a diskette, insert the

newly formatted 

Once the Diskette format test is completed successfully, you

must use the test diskette to run any of the tests in the

following table. These tests will not run properly unless the

diskette has been previously used for the Diskette format

diagnostic test.

Tests requiring a specially formatted diskette

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Drive speed test

Verifies how fast the diskette drive

rotates a diskette. A 1.2MB. 51/4-inch

diskette drive should rotate a 1.2MB

diskette at 360 RPM and a 360KB

diskette at 300 RPM. A 1.44MB,

 drive should rotate a

diskette at 300 RPM. (Tolerance

allowed: one percent.)

Random R(ead/W(rite) test

Checks the random seek capability

of a diskette drive by performing a

random read/write operation.

Sequential R(ead)/W(rite) test

Checks the sequential seek

capability of a diskette drive by

performing a sequential read/write

operation.

Drive change line test

Tests the status of the disk change

line that detects when you insert or

remove a diskette from a drive.