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C.5.4
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
•
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
•
VGA Information - identifies the type of installed VGA chip
•
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
C.5.5
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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Edit CMOS RAM - gives access to CMOS RAM data
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File Editor - allows editing of configuration files
•
Surface Scan Hard Disk - checks for defects on the hard disk
•
Benchmark System - measures system performance
•
DOS Shell - opens a DOS prompt from within PC-Doctor
•
Terminal - gives access to devices connected to a serial port (such as a
modem)
Diagnostics
C-5
Summary of Contents for Extensa 450 Series
Page 1: ...Maintenance Manual Extensatm 450 Series Notebook Computers 9805725 0001 November 1995 ...
Page 12: ...Figure 1 2 Extensa 450 Series Features 1 4 General Description ...
Page 42: ...Figure 4 1 Notebook Functional Block Diagram 4 2 Theory ...
Page 71: ...Figure 6 5 Touchpad Removal Replacement 6 12 Field Service ...
Page 93: ...Connector Pinouts B 11 ...
Page 100: ...Printed in U S A ...