| CPC G11C 29/12 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |

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15. A method of operating a storage device, the method comprising:
receiving, from an external device, a diagnostic command for requesting performance of a self-test operation;
performing the self-test operation in response to the diagnostic command; and
generating a response including result information on the self-test operation,
wherein the response includes:
a basic header segment included in protocol information units transmitted/received between the storage device and the external device; and
an extra header segment including result information indicating a result of the self-test operation,
wherein the protocol information units are a type of data packet generated according to a predefined protocol.
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