IBM 704 manual Main Menu of the Diagnostic Diskette

About the Test Programs

The Main Menu of the Diagnostic Diskette

The Main Menu is the starting point for all of the diagnostic tests.

It contains the following choices:

ŸDiagnostics: When you select this choice from the Main Menu, the Diagnostics Menu appears. The Diagnostic Menu contains the following selections:

–Quick Check automatically checks the hardware configuration and builds a group of tests based on the configuration check. The diagnostic program then runs the tests for each of the devices or modules found during the configuration check. Upon completion of the Quick Check, you are prompted to: Press any key to continue. Pressing any key at that point brings you back to the Diagnostic Menu.

–Module Tests allow you to more rigorously test an individual module (or device such as a diskette drive) or specify a group of tests for several modules. In addition, you can specify how many times to run an individual test and how the test program should note and log any errors it finds. See “Using the Module Tests” on page 227 for more information about running the module tests.

–Options allows you to set or change defaults that affect the reporting, error logging, and presentation of the error information. For more information about the options available, see “Test Options” on page 229.

ŸSystem Info: When you select this choice from the Main Menu, the System Info Menu appears. The System Info Menu allows you to view the server hardware and software configuration information. For example, you can view the IRQ/DMA assignments, memory usage, device drivers, and so on.

ŸReports: When you select this choice from the Main Menu, the Reports Menu appears. The Reports Menu allows you to print the system information.

ŸUtilities: When you select this choice from the Main Menu, the Utilities Menu appears. The Utilities Menu provides access to additional programs on the Diagnostic Diskette. These utility programs include: RAM Chip Locator, the File Editor, and

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