5.5. Error Messages and Troubleshooting

The table below explains the parts that may be faulty or damaged should an error message occur while performing the various test items of the self diagnostics program.

 

Test classification

Screen display test items

Contents

Possible damaged or faulty part

1

CPU

A20 GATE TEST

Address 20 line

Main board

2

(CPU related)

CACHE ON/OFF TEST

Cache memory on/off

 

3

 

NPU OPERAND TEST

Floating point processor function

 

4

RAM

RAM STANDARD

Memory standard

Main board

 

(Memory related)

 

 

 

5

CONTROL

DMA PAGE REG TEST

DMA page register

Main board

6

(Control ICs on the

DMA REGISTER TEST

DAM register

 

7

main board, etc.)

DMAC Transfer TEST

DAM transfer test

 

8

 

PIC HALT INSTRUCTION

Interrupt controller

 

 

TEST

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

PIC REGISTER TEST

Interrupt controller

 

10

 

RTC CMOS RAM TEST

Real time clock CMOS

 

11

 

RTC 12/24 HOUR TEST

Real time clock test

 

12

 

SPEAKER TEST

Speaker

 

13

 

PIT CH0 TEST

Interrupt timer CH0

 

14

 

PIT CH1 TEST

Interrupt timer CH1

 

15

 

PIT CH2 TEST

Interrupt timer CH2

 

16

IO

KEYBOARD REG. TEST

Keyboard

Main board

17

(Input-output)

PS/2 MOUSE REG.

Mouse

Main board

18

COMMUNICATION

SERIAL WRAP TEST

Serial loop back (jig required)

Main board

19

 

SERIAL ALL INTERNAL TEST

Serial port

 

20

 

PARALLEL REGISTER R/W

Parallel register

 

 

AUX

PCIC ALL TEST

PCIC

Main board

21

(Auxiliary functions)

Card Bus REG

Card Bus port

Main board

 

 

USB REG

USB port

Main board

22

VIDEO

VGA ALL TEST

VGA

LCD, main board, cable

23

(Display related)

SVGA RAM TEST

SVGA RAM

Main board

24

 

VESA MODE TEST

VESA mode

LCD, main board, cable, connector

25

DISK

FD WT/RD/WP TEST

FD write/read/write protection

FD, main board, cable

26

(FDD/HDD)

HDD ALL TEST

Only HDD lead selected

HDD, main board, cable, connector

27

UNIQUE

ECP REGISTER R/W

Parallel port

Main board, cable, connector

28

(Individual

EPP REGISTER R/W

Parallel port

Main board, cable, connector

29

functions)

EXT. CMOS R/W TEST

Extension CMOS R/W test

Main board

30

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