Dell Inspiron 7000 Dell Inspiron 7000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 130
negative response to any subtest causes the test to fail.
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The Video Memory Test verifies the integrity of the video memory on the system board. When a test is complete, a message indicates whether the video memory has passed or failed the test. This test does not require any interaction on your part. The Video Hardware Test verifies the operation of the cursor registers and the horizontal and vertical retrace bit registers. When a test is complete, a message indicates whether these registers have passed or failed the test. This test does not require any interaction on your part. The Text Mode Character Test consists of a group of subtests that display printable characters and character attributes. The subtests check character quality and the ability of the display or monitor to show the characters correctly. A prompt at the bottom of each screen asks you to decide whether the display is satisfactory and to respond by typing y or n. If you respond affirmatively to each subtest, the Text Mode Character Test passes. A negative response to any subtest causes the test to fail. The following subsections describe the subtests of the Text Mode Character Test in the order in which they appear. The 80-column x 25-line character attributes subtest displays four lines of text that demonstrate normal-intensity video, reverse video, intensified video, and blinking video. The 80-column x 25-line character set subtest displays all 256 characters in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) character set in 80-column by 25-line text mode. Figure B-1 shows part of the 80-column x 25-line character set subtest screen. B-2 Dell Inspiron 7000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide