Specifications

QCERT Error Messages
The following list describes all the error messages that may appear during the operation
of QCERT.COM.
Speed Error - x MS. per revolution
This error indicates that QCERT has detected that the rotational speed of the diskette is not
within the requi red range. This is probably a hardware fault in the disk drive and should be
corrected.
ERROR - Cannot write physical track n
This indicates that QCERT was not successful in writing track number "n". The most common
reason for this fault is because the diskette is write-protected. It might also indi cate that
there
is a fault in the floppy-disk interface hardware, in the cable connecting the QUARK
board to the floppy disk drive, or in the diskette itself, and this is stopping the program
from writing the data for formatting purposes. This error wi II only occur in the formatting
phase.
Physical track x
does not validate
This error occurs during the verification
phase when the program finds that it cannot read back
the data that it has just written during the formatting phase.
Unable to home drive - ABORTING
Unable to restore drive
These two errors are li kely to occur at the same ti me and indi cate a hardware fault. The
program has been unable to reset the drive to its normal rest position on track 00. This error
will occur before any formatting has taken place.
ABORTING FORMATTER - DISK STATUS = n
This
message wi II always appear after every error, to indicate the status of the disk at the
ti me the error occurred. The va lue of un" is the va lue in the Status Regi ster of the Floppy
Disk Controller (part number 1793-02) when the error was detected.
****ERROR HAS OCCURRED****
Please press the down arrow (Control J) to acknowledge
This error message will appear after every error to ensure that the display has been read and
acknowledged. QCERT will pause until a line feed key (Control-J) is pressed.
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