  Testing:

      You should make the appropriate selections from the first
  four menu panels before you proceed to Run Tests.


  Select Peripherals:  ( Manual Page 67 )

      This selection permits you to configure the parallel (LPT)
  and serial (COM) ports on your computer.  The parallel ports may
  either have No Device, a Printer, a loopback plug (see User's
  Guide), or another type of device attached.  If a printer is
  attached you may specify whether it is compatible with Epson
  (most dot matrix printers), HP LaserJet (Most laser printers) or
  PostScript (many desktop publishing printers).  The Serial Ports
  may have the Port Device specified (no device, modem, mouse,
  printer, loopback plug or other device attached), Baud Rate (data
  transfer speed from 110 to 19200 bits per second), Parity (space,
  mark, even or none), Data Bits (5, 6, 7 or 8), and stop bits (1
  or 2).  The initial settings are correct for many devices.  If
  you're having problems, experiment with changing speed first,
  then parity.  Use of COM Debug will help you in getting the COM
  ports set up properly.


  Pause Control:  ( Manual Page 69 )

      Controls whether there is a pause at the end of each test,
  when an error is encountered, or no pause at all.  If you are
  running the tests unattended with logging on (see below), you may
  set pause to off so that the tests will continue to run.


  Pass control:  ( Manual Page 70 )

      You may set the number of passes (test cycles) to one,
  continuous, 10, 100 or 1000 passes.



  Error Logging:  ( Manual Page 70 )

      Error logging may be set to send the error information to the
  printer (LPT1), Comm port (COM1), a file (QA_LOG.TXT) or to turn
  off logging.  Unless you have known disk problems, it is usually
  most convenient to log errors to a file which may then be printed
  or displayed.


  Run Tests:  ( Manual Page 71 & 79 )

      Run Tests displays a box which contains all the tests
  available for the hardware you have installed on your computer.
  The tests are organized into test groups (Main Components, Video
  Adapters, Floppy Drives, Hard Drives, COM Ports, Parallel Ports,
  Printers, and RAM Tests.  All tests are normally selected.  If
  you wish to bypass a particular test, use the up and down arrows
  to highlight the test group then the horizontal arrows to
  highlight the test, then press the space bar.  The >> indicator
  will disappear from beside the test.  If you wish to discontinue
  the tests, press the Esc key.  You will be given a choice of Quit
  Batch, Quit Test, Help Menu or Continue.  Quit Batch will
  discontinue all subsequent tests that were selected.  Quit test
  will discontinue the test group selected.

      The Tests are:

          Main Components:  ( Manual Page 73 & 81 )
              CPU  - Central processing unit
              NPU  - Numeric co-processor unit
              INT  - Interrupts
              TMER - Timer
              DMA  - Direct Memory Access
              CCLK - CMOS clock

          Video Adapters:  ( Manual Page 74 & 79 )
              MDA  - Monochrome display adapter
              CGA  - Color graphics adapter
              EGA  - Extended graphics adapter
              VGA  - Video graphics array

          Floppy Drives A: and B:  ( Manual Page 82 )

              These tests are non-destructive.  You must insert a
              blank, formatted disk in the drive.  The diskette
              must be formatted to the drive capacity (e.g. do not
              use a 360K diskette in a 1.2MB drive).

          Hard Drives C: and D:  ( Manual Page 82 )

              These tests are non-destructive and test only the
              ability to read data from the hard disk using a
              variety of different seek patterns.

          COM Ports COM1: - COM4:  ( Manual Page 83 )

              These tests test the ability to communicate through
              the serial ports.  For the most complete testing, use
              a Serial loopback plug and specify loopback for the
              COM ports in Select Peripherals above.  COM3: and
              COM4: require DOS 3.3 or later.

          Parallel Ports LPT1: - LPT3:  ( Manual Page 83 )

              These test the ability to cummunicate through the
              parallel ports.  For the most complete testing, use a
              Parallel loopback plug and specify loopback for the
              LPT ports in Select Peripherals above.

          Printers:  ( Manual Page 83 )

              If any of the COM or LPT devices are specified to be
              a Printer, a test pattern will be directed to the
              printer.

          RAM Tests:  ( Manual Page 83 )

              These thoroughly test the Random Access Memory by
              using a variety of patterns written and read.  In
              addition the memory bus is checked for sensitivity to
              noise.  If you have expanded or extended memory it is
              checked also.  The complete RAM tests usually require
              some time to complete, based on the speed of your
              computer, so the area of memory being tested is
              displayed as the tests progress.  If you have
              insufficient memory to run the tests, you will be
              notified.  If this is the case, you should
              temporarily rename the config.sys file on your boot
              drive (A: for floppy disk, C: for hard disk) and
              reboot the computer.



  IMPORTANT: Never try to repair or replace any potentially
  defective component(s) yourself unless you are familiar with the
  proper procedures and safety precautions for servicing the
  particular component(s).
