8.5 . 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

1

CPU

A20 GATE TEST

Address 20 line

2

(CPU related)

CACHE ON/OFF

Cache memory on/off

3

 

NPU OPERAND TEST

Floating point processor function

4

RAM (Memory related)

RAM STANDARD

Memory standard

5

CONTROL

DMA PAGE REG TEST

DMA page register

6

(Control ICs on the

DMA REGISTER TEST

DAM register

7

main board, etc.)

DMAC Transfer TEST

DAM transfer test

8

 

PIC HALT INSTRUCTION TEST

Interrupt controller

9

 

PIC REGISTER TEST

Interrupt controller

10

 

RTC CMOS RAM TEST

Real time clock CMOS

11

 

 

 

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

17

(Input-output)

PS/2 MOUSE REG

Mouse

18

COMMUNICATION

SERIAL WRAP TEST

Serial loop back (jig required)

19

 

SERIAL ALL INTERNAL TEST

Serial port

20

 

PARALLEL REGISTER R/W

Parallel register

21

AUX

PCIC ALL TEST

PCIC

(Auxiliary functions)

Card Bus REG

Card Bus port

 

 

USB REG

USB port

22

VIDEO

VGA ALL TEST

VGA

23

(Display related)

SVGA RAM TEST

SVGA RAM

24

 

VESA MODE TEST

VESA mode

25

DISK

FD WT/RD/WP TEST

FD write/read/write protection

26

(FDD, HDD)

HDD ALL TEST

Only HDD lead selected

27

UNIQUE

ECP REGISTER R/W

Parallel port

28

(Individual functions)

EPP REGISTER R/W

Parallel port

29

 

EXT. CMOS R/W TEST

Extension CMOS R/W test

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