GE HEALTHCARE
DIRECTION FC091194, REVISION 11 VIVID 7 SERVICE MANUAL
7 - 56 Section 7-7 - Common Diagnostics
7-7-2-5 Video Test
• Video Test (All) - This diagnostic tests your system's video capabilities. This involves testing the
video memory with 18 patterns, testing your graphics acceleration, and text output. You will see
these tests being performed on your monitor.
You can cancel this test at any time by hitting the Escape (Esc) key.
The following tests are performed on your monitor:
• Video: Memory - Video memory is tested by filling the video buffer with 18 test patterns, one
pattern at a time. The tests will fill the entire screen with a single color.
• Video: Data Transfer - This tests the graphics acceleration part of your video controller. These
tests will appear on your screen as black and white concentric squares and rectangles of various
sizes and colors. If errors are detected, the locations of the problems are displayed.
• Video: Text Output - This test prints a text string in random sizes and colors to tests your video
device driver and video controller.
7-7-2-6 PCI Board Configuration Test
A bus is a set of circuits, wires or connectors which connect the various components of your system. A
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus is a fast standard bus which is common in Pentium
systems. Various tests are run on the PCI bus in order to ensure it is working up to speed.
The motherboard is scanned to verify the configuration space and to make sure the diagnostics can
communicate with the board.
Figure 7-58 Video Tests
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