You've got a malfunctioning Commodore 1541 disk drive and need to run diagnostic software to troubleshoot it. But how can you do so without using the 1541 drive itself?
Enter the 1541 Diag, a brilliant creation by Jani (worldofjani.com). It's a Commodore 64 cartridge packed with all the necessary tools to troubleshoot and diagnose your Commodore 1541 disk drive.
The 1541 Diag includes the following tools:
- Alignment Check
- Show BAM (Block Availability Map)
- Send Disk Command
- Sector Error Scan
- Fast Format / Validate Disk
- Head Exerciser (for complete control over the read/write head)
- Reverse Knock Test
- Speed Check
- Performance Test
- Sector View
With the 1541 Diag, you can quickly get your 1541 disk drive back up and running.