MICRO SCOPE DIAGNOSTIC SUITE V14 PC Hardware Diagnostic Software

User Manual for Microscope PC Hardware Diagnostics.1.Version 16TECHNICAL MANUALCOPYRIGHT © 2009 MICRO 2000, INCALL RIGHTS RESERVED.PRINTED IN U.S.A.MICRO 2000, INC.2552 N. Vermont AveLos Angeles, CA 90027PHONE: (800) 764 0032FAX: (323) 998 6267www.Micro2000.comDOCUMENT #MAN-MS v.TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION.11About Micro 2000, Inc. Oblique strategies 1.2 download for mac.

11About Micro-Scope. 11CHAPTER 1.13STARTING MICRO-SCOPE. 13Tutorial Video.

Upgrading And Repairing PCs 21st Edition:. MICRO-SCOPE DIAGNOSTIC SUITE v.14 - PC hardware diagnostic software/MicroScope v14.iso.

14Product Manual. 14Other Products From Micro 2000. 15Loading the Micro-Scope Software.

15CMOS Setup. 15Boot Selection Main Menu. 16MicroScope Main menu. 17Option 1. 17Option 2. 17Option 3. 18Option 4.

18Option 5. 18Option 6. 19Option 7. 19Option 8.

19Option M. 19Making Backups. 21Running under DOS or Windows. 21Warm Boot. 22CHAPTER 2.25SYSTEM CONFIGURATION.

25Compare Settings. 25Device Settings Compared. 26System Information. 28System Board Information. 28Processor Information. 29Memory Information.

30Video Information. 30Floppy Drive Information. 31Fixed Disk Information. 312.IDE Information. 31CD ROM.

32Port Information. 32Miscellaneous Information. 32DMI Information. 33Hard Disk Parameters. 34Identification Menu.

35IDE Information. 35SCSI Information. 36Active ROM Search. 39Beginning and Ending Address. 40ROM Identified.

40Device Assignments. 40Press C (Check Interrupts). 41Press U (User Defined). 41Screen Layout for Device Assignments. 42Memory Vector.

43Partition Table. 43Master Partition Boot Sector. 43Partition/Volume Boot Sector. 45Listings for FAT 16 and 32. 47Listings for FAT 32 Only. 48Partition Editing Controls.

49CMOS Display/Edit. 49Display CMOS Contents. 50Edit CMOS Contents. 51Compare Features. 51Add System. 51Verify System.

52CHAPTER 3.53BATCH MENU. 53Run All Tests. 53Run Continuously. 54Set Pass Count. 54Select Tests.

55Load Batch Tests. 55Save Batch Tests. 56Test Selection. 56Run Selected. 58Report Features. 58Create Report. 58Log Report.

60Error Log. 62Error Halt Enabled/Disabled. 623.CHAPTER 4.63DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. 63System Board Tests. 63Microprocessor Test.

64Numeric Processor Test. 64RTC RAM Test. 64CTC Controller Test. 64DMA Controllers Test. 64Interrupt Controllers Test. 65Speaker Test.

65PS/2 Mouse Controller Test. 65Keyboard Controller Test. 65Memory Tests. 66Cache Memory. 66Expanded Memory.

67Extended Memory. 67All Tests. 68Pattern Test. 68Pseudo-Random Test. 68Xor'ed Address Test. 68Bit Test.

68Grid Test. 68Floppy Tests.

68Drive Select. 69Media Select. 69User Defined.

69Format Diskette. 69Format Partial. 70Butterfly Seek Test. 70Read Test. 70Safe Write Test. 71Fixed Disk Tests.

71Drive Select. 72Set Interleave. 72Bad Sector Map (MFM/RLL/IDE/SATA).

72Format Fixed Disk. 73Format Entire. 73Format Partial. 73Use Controller BIOS. 74Fixed Disk Diagnostic Tests. 74Butterfly Test. 74Read Test.

75Write Test. 75Safe Write Test. 75Controller Test. 76IDE / SCSI Tests.

76Select Drive. 774.IDE/ATAPI Device. 77SCSI/ASPI Device. 77Determine Parameters.

78Device Tests. 78Butterfly Seek Test. 78Read Test. 78Write Test. 78Sound Card Tests.

79Serial Port Tests. 79Select Port. 80Set Parameters. 80Set Port Configuration. 80Set Baud Rate. 80Set Data Bits.

80Set Stop Bits. 81Set Loopback. 81Run Loopback Test. 81Keyboard to Port. 81Serial Port Test Results. 82Internal/External Line Status. 82Modem Status.

82Error Count. 82Data Window. 82Port, IRQ, I/O, Baud and UART. 82Modem Connect Tests.

83Modem Test. 83Line Test. 83Send ASCII Test. 84Send File Test. 84Parallel Port Tests.

84Set Parameters. 84Select Port.

84Set Port Configuration. 84Set Loopback. 84Run Loopback Test.

84Data Latches Test. 85Control Latches Test. 85Status Latches Test. 85Interrupt Level Test. 85Signal Status Window.

85Network Card Tests. 85USB Controller Tests.

86Video Tests. 86Video Memory. 87Page Memory Test.

875.Linear Memory Test. 87Video DAC Test. 87Display Attributes. 88Screen Alignment. 89Text Modes Test. 90SVGA Graphics Modes Test.

90Screen Paging Test. 91Other Device Tests. 92Keyboard Test. 92Joystick Test. 92Printer Test. 93CHAPTER 5.95UTILITIES MENU. 95Memory Display.

95Memory Display Navigation. 96System ROM BIOS and ROM BIOS Extensions. 96SCSI/ESDI Setup Routine Segment/Offset.

97Available Memory. 97Floppy Editor. 98Drive Select. 98Media Select.

99Fixed Disk Editor.101Drive Select. 101SCSI / IDE Device Editor.102Device Select. 102Run Benchmarks.103Processors. 104Fixed Disks. 104PC Health Status.105Rebuild MasterBoot.105Floppy Head Cleaner.106Debugging Functions.107Execute Interrupts. 107Read/Write to Real Memory.

108Read/Write to Protected Memory. 108Secure Wipe.108Short Secure Wipe. 109Long Wipe with Format. 109Save/Restore CMOS.109Save/Restore MBR.1106.CHAPTER 6.112QUIT.112Exit to OS.112Reboot System.112CHAPTER 7.114TROUBLESHOOTING.114Hardware vs.

Software.114Operating System Independence.114Isolating the Cause.115Verify and Document.115Technical Support.116CHAPTER 8.117SYS. REFERENCE.117Compare Settings.117System Information.117DMI.118Active ROM Search.118IRQ Assignments.118Multiple devices. 119Serial Devices.

119Parallel Devices. 119LAN Cards. 119Partition Tables.119Partition Status. 119Starting Head. 119Starting Sector. 119Starting Cylinder. 119Ending Head.

120Ending Sector. 120Ending Cylinder. 120Start Absolute Sector. 120Number of Sectors. 120Boot Signature. 120Volume Boot Record.120Bytes Per Sector. 121Sectors per Cluster.

121Reserved Sectors. 121Number of Copies of FAT. 121Maximum Root Directory Entries. 121Total Number of Sectors. 121Media Descriptor Byte.

121Sectors per Track. 1227.Number of Heads. 122Number of Hidden Sectors.

122Volume Boot Signature. 122FAT 32 Volume Boot Sector Info.122Partition Flags. 122Version of FAT 32 Drive. 122File System Info Sector.

123Backup Boot Sector. 123Logical Drive. 123Extended Signature. 123Partition Serial Number. 123Volume Name. 123FAT Name. 123CMOS Edit.123Diskettes.

124Base Memory. 124Extended Memory. 124Video Adapter.

124CMOS Display.124Compare Features Test.126CHAPTER 9.128DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS.128System Board Errors.128CPU Tests. 128NPU Tests. 128RTC Errors. 129CTC Errors. 129DMA Errors. 129Keyboard Controller Errors.

129Interrupt Controller Errors. 130APM Errors (Advanced Power Management). 130Memory Tests.130Base Memory Tests. 130Cache Memory.

130Expanded Memory. 131Extended Memory Errors. 132Floppy Error Codes.133Fixed Disk Error Codes.136CD-ROM Error Codes.140Printer Codes.141Serial Tests.141UART Errors.

141Line Status Errors. Serial Test Errors. 1438.Modem Status Errors. 143Modem Connect Tests.144Modem Test. 144Line Test. 145On-line Tests. 145Parallel Port Tests.146Signal Status.

146Function Tests.