GE FL000090, Service Manual

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Chapter 7 - Diagnostics/Troubleshooting 7-149
- HD
Hard Drive Test (All): Performs a battery of tests to examine the hard drive and ensure that it
can perform all its functions. All the remaining tests are performed on the hard drive to ensure
that the hard disk controller and the drive mechanism are working correctly. The disk surface
itself is also checked. This test may take over ten minutes - see
HD Test section, page 7-122 .
• HD Full Test without Scan
• HD Full Test (50 minutes duration)
• Linear Seek - moves the hard disk drive heads from track 0 to the maximum track one
track at a time
• Random Seek
• Funnel Seek - moves the hard disk drive heads in a funnel fashion (from the first track to
the last, then to the second track, the second last track, the third track and so on
• Surface Scan - scans the surface for defects on the hard disk drive
- Memory
Memory Test (All):
Uses 18 test patterns to test memory locations. If errors are detected, the
address of the block in which the error was detected is shown. During testing, these
diagnostics will also look for parity errors and other exceptions. If encountered, these are
added to the test log as errors - see
Memory Test section, page 7-124 .
• Full Memory Test
• Pattern Test - Uses several test patterns to test as much memory as possible
• Advanced Pattern Test
- Video
Video Test (All):
Test the system’s video capabilities. This involves testing the memory,
testing the graphics acceleration and testing the text output. You can follow the tests being
performed on the monitor. This test can be cancelled at any time by pressing <
Esc>
on the
keyboard - see Video Test section, page 7-126 .
• Video Memory - tests the video memory by filling the video buffer with 18 test patterns,
one pattern at a time. These tests fill the entire screen with a single color
- PCI
PCI diagnostic tests ensure that the PCI bus is working up to speed. The motherboard is
scanned to verify the configuration space and to ensure that the diagnostics can communicate
with the board -
see PCI Test section, page 7-128
• Full PCI Test
• PCC and Socket Status Test
• PCI Configuration Test
- USB Test
The USB Test checks the USB connections.