Kingston Technology MC133PD manual Using the MCMaster Diagnostic

Appendix C Troubleshooting 29

Using the MCMaster Diagnostic

Kingston provides a diagnostic program, MMDIAG.EXE, for the MCMaster. The purpose of the diagnostic is two-fold: First, it allows MCMaster users or dealers to test any new memory that they might install on the MCMaster; Second, it will allow Kingston Technical Support personnel to help diagnose some problems over the telephone. The diagnostic is menu-driven, and most of the tests are self-explanatory.

For most of the tests, the original processor has to be in control of the system, not the MCMaster. Also, if you want to test memory with the MCMaster diagnostic, you'll need to remove any Extended or Expanded memory drivers from your CONFIG.SYS file. The easiest way to do this is to create a bootable diskette with no CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files, and boot from that floppy. To run the diagnostic:

1.Reboot the system if it's already powered on.

2.After a few seconds, the MCMaster sign-on message will appear.

3.Press the [o] key to return to the original processor.

4.After the system boots up, place your backup copy of the MCMaster option diskette into the floppy drive.

5.Start the diagnostic by typing:

\>A: [Enter]

\>MMDIAG [Enter]

6.After the program loads, you'll see this screen:

This menu is available at other times by pressing F1

To RUN THE DEFAULT TESTS: - Just hit "A".

To RUN ALL TESTS OVERNIGHT: - Just hit "O". To RUN A SINGLE TEST ONCE:

Position the highlight bar using the cursor up and down keys over the test you wish to run and press enter. The test will be run regardless of attributes.

To RUN A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TESTS MULTIPLE TIMES: Position the highlight bar using the cursor up and down keys to be over the test you wish to change the attributes of.

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