Date   : Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:32:56 -0600
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Drive tester software

Alex Taylor wrote:
> Jules Richardson wrote:
>> Obviously I'd like to verify that they work! Is there any BBC software about 
>> specifically for this purpose?
> 
> If you've got a machine with sideways RAM (or access to an EPROM burner 
> etc), then would ADI do the trick?
> 
> It's fitted to my Master 512 that I got recently, I had a play with it, 
> and it appears to have a very thorough disc scan in it. A normal format 
> and a scan of this type might do the trick.

Hmm, that sounds worth looking at! I'll take a look around the 'net and see if 
there's an online copy that I can put on a ROM.

I've got some proper 40 and 80 track analogue alignment disks, but 
unfortunately I'd need the service info for each drive manufacturer (to know 
where the necessary signal test points are) in order to make use of them - and 
I don't think anyone's started a floppy drive service info website :-)

cheers

Jules