Epson EQUITY 386/33 PLUS - Manual (Page 143)

Performing the Tests
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.
When
the program prompts you to insert a diskette, insert the
newly formatted
one.
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
r
Test
Drive speed test
Function
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.
Performing System Diagnostics B-21