Laptop User Manual

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Printer Test
- tests for the correct acceptance and execution of common
printer control commands. Printer test information is stored in printer
test files with an extension of .PDP.
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SCSI Test
- PC-Doctor contains SCSI device testing features that work
if you have an ASPI or CAM device driver loaded. You can select which
SCSI host adapter to work with if you have more than one SCSI adapter
present.
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CD-ROM Test
- tests CD-ROM drives using the Microsoft CD-ROM
Extensions (MSCDEX) and the standard CD-ROM device drivers.
B.4.4
Hardware Info Menu
This menu contains functions that determine and report on the setup of the
computer. None of these functions perform diagnostic tests; however any
errors are included in the reports. The following functions are available
from the Hardware Info menu:
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System Configuration
- lists main system configuration data
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Memory Contents
- shows allocation and use of system memory
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IRQ and DMA use
- identifies interrupts for all standard IRQ and DMA
devices
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Device Drivers
- shows all essential data on DOS resident and
installable device drivers
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COM and LPT ports
- displays information about the installed serial
and parallel ports. Only ports that are identified by BIOS are listed
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Physical Disk Drives
- shows the basic characteristics for each
installed fixed disk drive including the contents of partition tables
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Logical Disk Drives
- displays information about each drive that is
available and has a disk in it. If Stacker or DoubleSpace disk
compression software has been installed, details about each "stacked"
or "doubled" drive is shown
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VGA Information
- identifies the type of installed VGA chip
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Software Interrupts
- displays software interrupt vectors and the area
of memory they point to
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SCSI Devices
- lists information about SCSI devices and interface cards
if a CAM or ASPI compliant SCSI device driver is present
B.4.5
Utility Menu
PC-Doctor has a dedicated menu for utility functions. These functions
include:
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Run External Tests
- runs other programs from PC-Doctor
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PC-Doctor Diagnostics