Valid Keystrokes

Action

 

Esc

The Esc key will abort the Joystick test; all

 

other keys are flushed.

 

 

 

Failure Message

Error Code

Meaning

User Aborted

1

Pointer movement test

 

 

aborted with Esc

Failed

2

Joystick button test aborted

 

 

with Esc

Icon LCD - (ICON.EXE)

The Icon test illuminates each segment of the icons in the icon LCD, moving from left to right. The test then flashes the entire panel three times. This is a visual test; no error codes are returned.

DOS Parameter

Explanation

 

none

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Keystrokes

Action

 

n/a

The Icon LCD test ignores the keyboard.

 

Any keys pressed will execute when the test

 

finishes.

 

 

 

 

Failure Message

Error Code

Meaning

User Aborted

1

User aborted test.

Keyboard - (KEYBD.EXE)

The Keyboard test consists of two types of tests: a full keyboard test, and a short keyboard test. For the full test, press the keys from left to right, top to bottom starting with Esc. For the short test, start with Pause/Break key and go clockwise around the outside of the keyboard and finish at the Scroll Lock key. Both tests skip the Fn key.

A high-pitched beep after a key press means it was the correct key and a low-pitched beep means it was incorrect. After an incorrect key is entered (low-pitched beep), the test allows four more attempts at entering the correct key.

The “Display Mode” of the keyboard test will display the number of the key as each key is pressed. The keys may be entered in any order. This mode is entered by pressing Esc during the test (as long as Esc is not the next key in the key sequence to be tested). Pressing Esc again exits display mode and resumes the keyboard test.

The DIAG.INI must be modified in order to invoke the short test within the user interface. Use the corresponding parameter explained in the below DOS Parameters table.

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