Subtest

Description

 

 

Pixel Throughput

Reports the speed at which complex patterns are

 

drawn on the screen.

 

 

These video tests might not appear correctly when displaying high-resolution VESA video modes on a multisync monitor. The monitor must be adjusted for each individual video mode. After the video mode you will be using appears, you must run the Aspect Ratio and Display Centering subtest to center the monitor.

The graphics mode tests are:

Test Name

Test Description

Type of Monitor

 

 

 

320 x 200

Displays a black and white 9 x 13 window and

All color monitors.

Graphics Test

redisplays it in reverse video. Then displays a

 

 

three-color screen, a screen of random colors,

 

 

then a black and white screen, and finally 256

 

 

colors

 

 

 

 

640 x 200

Displays three black and white boxes, then

All color monitors

Graphics Test

goes from a black screen to a white screen,

 

 

and back to a black screen.

 

 

 

 

640 x 350

Displays a 16-color screen, then fills the

EGA and VGA adapters

Graphics Test

screen with random colors, then returns to a

only.

 

blank screen.

 

 

 

 

640 x 480

Displays a 16-color screen, then fills the

Only VGA adapters.

Graphics Test

screen with random colors, then returns to a

 

 

blank screen.

 

 

 

 

Video Controller Test

This test verifies the functionality of the graphics controller in VGA mode. The video controller test verifies vertical synchronization, horizontal synchronization, the graphics controller, the attribute controller, and the DAC register.

USB diagnostic tests

The USB tests diagnose problems with USB devices.

For the USB test error codes, see “USB test error codes” on page 167.

USB Functionality Test

Select USB Test from the USB menu to diagnose problems with USB devices and to make sure that USB support is provided in the SAL/EFI.

USB Keyboard Test

Use this test to diagnose USB keyboard hardware functionality and to determine the data transfer rate between the USB host controller and the USB keyboard. This procedure tests the USB keyboard key codes and keystrokes.

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IBM 8688 manual USB diagnostic tests, Video Controller Test, USB Functionality Test, USB Keyboard Test