Specifications
Message
Significance
Disk (1738/853 and 854, 1733-1/853 and 854)
TSTDKI
COMP
ERR TOTAL
xxxx
TSTDKI SEC ADDR
ERROR
Hardware
error
messages have this
preamble:
TSTDKI SEC xx
RUNyy
The messages are:
ADDRESS
ERR
CHKWRD
ERR
Number
of
errors found
after
full
block
of
test
data
is
written
to
disk and verified
by
rereading
to
core
Operator
attempted
to
test
sys-
tem
area
of disk or nonexistent
disk
tracks
Preamble and
trailer
have
the
same meanings as
in
the compare
message above.
illegal file address
Check on read
CONTROLLER
SEEK
Controller seek existing
track
ERR
DRIVE
SEEK
ERR
LOST
DATA
PARITY
PROTECT ERR
NO
COMP
NOT
READY
Seeking beyond existing
track
Data not taken
off
bus in
allotted time
Parity
error
on
DSA
Attempt
to
write
to
protected
core
No
compare during verification
No
disk pack or underspeed,
or
heads not
on
track, or drive
fault.
Followed
by
this
trailer
message:
D-C XFER
H/W
Trailer message specifies
direc-
C-D
XFER
ADDR
tion of data transfer and disk/
zzzz CPU addresses
at
time of fault.
SECTOR
aaaa
Disk variable position
test
(both 1738 and 1733 Disks)
CYL
ADR
ERR
Requested cylinder is in system
area
of disk or is a nonexistent
cylinder.
HEAD
NO.
ERROR Request for a nonexistent head
LU
ERROR Request for an illegal logic unit
for
disk
TSTDVP
COMP ERR Number
of
errors found
after
full
TOTAL xxxx block
of
test
data
is written
to
disk and verified
by
rereading
to
core
4-12
Message
TSTDVP
SEC xx
RUN
yy COMP ERR
H/W
ADDR
zzzz SECTOR
ssss
WORD
wwww
WAS
aaaa
IS
bbbb
Hardware
error
messages have this
preamble:
TSTDVP
SEC
xx
RUNyy
The messages are:
ADR
ERR
CHKWRD
ERR
DEFTRK
LOST
DATA
NO
COMP
NOT
READY
PARITY
PROTECT ERR
SEEK
ERR
Followed by:
D-C XFER
H/W
C-D
XFER
ADDR
zzzz
Drum
(1751)
TSTDMI
COMP
ERR
TOTAL
xxxx
TSTDMI SECTION
xx
RUN
yyyy
COMP
ERR TRACK zzzz
WORD
wwww
WAS
aaaa
IS
bbbb
Hardware
error
messages have
the
preamble:
TSTDMI
SECTION
xx
RUN
yy
Significance
The specified word had a com-
pare error during verification;
SEC
specifies
the
test
in prog-
ress when the
error
occurred (six
tests).
illegal file address
Check on read
Data not taken
off
bus in
al-
lotted
time
No
compare during verification
No
disk pack or underspeed,
heads not
on
track,
or
drive fault
Parity error
on
DSA
Attempted
to
write
to
protected
main memory
Incomplete seek
Trailer message specifies direc-
tion
of
data
transfer
and
disk/CPU address
at
the time
of
the fault.
Number of errors found
after
full
block of
test
data
is written
to
drum and verified
by
rereading
to
core
The specified word had a com-
pare error during verification.
SECTION
specifies
the
test
in
progress when
the
error
occurred
(7 tests).
Where
SECTION
specifies the
test
and
RUN
specifies
the
run
number
96769450 A