Overview of the Diagnostic Tools
If you cannot determine whether a problem is caused by the
hardware or by the software, you can run the test programs to
confirm that the hardware is working correctly.
The programs on the Diagnostic Diskette include the following:
Diagnostic Tests
The diagnostic tests identify most problems associated with the
major components of your system. These programs test the
system board, hard disk drives, diskette drives, CD-ROM drives,
RAM, serial and parallel ports, video adapter, printer, keyboard,
and mouse.
Test options let you run groups of tests in a batch, specify
parameters to use for each test (for example, video modes, port
addresses, and so on), specify the number of passes you want to
run (one to continuous), log the test results to a text format file,
and save all test settings for future use.
These test programs also allow you to view the server
configuration information. For example, you can view the
IRQ/DMA assignments, memory usage, device drivers, and so
on.
Utility Programs
The Diagnostic Diskette also contains utility programs, such as
an ASCII text editor and a diskette format program.
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