System Diagnostic Tests

The table below lists all the System diagnostic tests you can run on your system.

System

diagnostic tests

 

 

LDevice

1

Tests available

 

Description

 

 

Checks the system board

System Board j

 

 

 

 

 

 

components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numeric

 

 

Tests the operation of any

Coprocessor

 

 

built-in math coprocessor

L

 

 

 

 

System

 

 

 

Checks all memory and displays

Memory

 

 

a memory count

 

 

 

 

Diskette

Sequential seek

 

Tests the operation of the

Drive(s)

 

check

 

selected diskette drive; requires

Aor B

 

Random seek check

 

a formatted diskette for some

 

 

Write, read check *

 

tests

 

 

Disk change check

 

 

 

 

Run all above checks

 

~

Hard Disk

Seek check

 

I

 

 

i Tests the operation of the

Drive(s)

Write, read check

 

selected hard disk drive

#l or #2

Read, verify check

 

 

 

 

Run all above checks j

 

 

 

 

Serial Port(s)

 

 

/ Tests the selected serial port;

COMl,

 

 

 

requires a loop-back connector

COM2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM3, or

 

 

 

COM4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer

Port(s)

 

 

Tests the selected printer port;

LPTl, LPT2, or

 

 

requires a loop-back connector

LPT3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LPTl or LPT2

 

 

Tests the operation of the

Printer Test(s)

 

 

selected dot matrix printer and

 

 

 

 

prints a test pattern

 

 

 

 

 

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