C.5 PC-Doctor Menus
There are several selections available from the menu bar of the PC-Doctor
Diagnostics main menu. These include:
•?
•Diagnostics
•Interactive Tests
•Hardware Info
•Utility
•Quit
C.5.1 Online Help (?)
To obtain context sensitive help from any menu, press F1. Pressing F1
twice (or clicking on the question mark in the upper left-hand corner of the
menu) provides you with complete online documentation.
C.5.2 Diagnostics
The Diagnostics menu allows you to run non-destructive tests with little or
no operator interaction. Options available from the PC-Doctor Diagnostics
Menu include:
•System Test - tests all major aspects of the system except those found
in Memory, Hard Disk, Floppy Disk, and the Miscellaneous Test
categories.
•Memory Test - tests all types of main memory in the system including
base, extended, expanded, and upper memory block (UMB) memory.
•Hard Disk Test - tests all hard disk drives in the system that are either
IDE or provide a BIOS command interface.
•Floppy Disk Test - tests all floppy disk drives in the system.
•All Tests - allows you to select which tests to run. You can also specify
special testing options. By pressing F2, the following options are
available:
•Halt On Errors - interrupts testing if an error is detected.
nNote: External serial and parallel port testing requires loopback plugs (not
provided with this software).
•External Loopback - tests external loopback of COM and LPT ports.
You can select the type of loopback adapter you want to use.
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