Tests
And
Diacnqrtics
-
User
Area
1
VECTOR 4 USER'S
MANUAL
DISKE'ITE DIRECTORIES
The
following
diagnostic
test
programs can be found in User Area 1 of
the
Vector Graphic System Diskette:
RECLAIM
COM
1
DISKTEST
COM
1
MEMTEST
COM
1
PRINTEST
COM
KYBDTEST
COM
1
SCRNTES·T
COM
1
PORTEST
$$$ 1
CPUTEST
COM
CRC
COK
.
These
files
should only be used by service technicians, or by personnel more
experienced in testing and manipulating Vector Graphic computer systems.
RECLAIM.COM
This program allows
an
experiericed user
to
rewrite portions of the disk which
may
become inaccessible due
toa
"bad sectorn disk error.
CAtmON
This program may· change the data stored in good areas of
the
disk or diskette
and should only be used
by
experienced operators.
DISKTEST.COM
The
DISKTEST
program
is
used
for
checking
the
accuracy
of
the
disk
recording media and
the
disk
controller
board.
It
can
also
be
used
by. a
service technician
to
align floppy disk drives.
CAUTION
The DISKTEST program
may
change
data
on
the
disk and should only be used
by
experienced service technicians or programmers. Use
of
this
program by
inexperienced operators can lead
to
erasure of data.
IIEMTEST.COM
The
MEMTEST
program performs a
test
of
the
Vector 4's
RAM
(memory).
It
can be used
after
the Automatic System
Test
uncovers
a memory
error,
and
can
test
a
specific
section of the
RAM
or the entire range.
It
automatically
. determines the
maximum
memory
for both 128k and 256kbyte
systems.
After
operation,
the
system
must be rebooted since
the
operating system is cleared
in order
to
test
the
memory.
Rev. A - 9-01-82
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