Dell 4100 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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B-4 Dell PowerEdge 4100/180 and 4100/200 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting GuideColor Attributes Subtest (40 x 25)The 40-column x 25-line color attributes subtest is thesame as the previous subtest except that the charactersare displayed in 40-column by 25-line (double-wide) textmode. Type y if each character is displayed correctly;otherwise, type n.Color Bars SubtestThe color bars subtest displays 16 bars in different colorswith background intensity enabled. Under each bar is thename of the color that should be displayed. Type y if eachcolor bar is displayed correctly; otherwise, type n.Text Mode Pages TestThe Text Mode Pages Test checks the video subsystem’sability to map and present all available video pages onthe monitor screen, one page at a time. The test displayseight successive screens, the first of which contains 21lines of 77 zeros. The remaining seven screens areidentical to the first, except that each screen substitutes adifferent numeral (1 through 7) for the zeros.Type y if all the rows of numbers on each screen are dis-played correctly; otherwise, type n.Graphics Mode TestThe Graphics Mode Test checks the video subsystem’sability to present graphics mode data and colors. This testdisplays nine different screens, each of which allows youto check some aspect of graphics mode data and colors.The following subsections describe Graphics Mode Testscreens in the order in which they appear.NOTE: Some of the following tests may not appear ifyour system does not support the video mode beingtested.320 x 200 Graphics Mode ScreensThe Graphics Mode Test displays two successive320- x 200-pixel graphics mode screens: The first screendisplays three pyramids in red, green, and yellow. Thesecond screen displays three pyramids in magenta, cyan,and white. Type y if all the pyramids are the correct col-ors; otherwise, type n.640 x 200 Black/White Graphics ModeScreenThe 640- x 200-pixel black/white graphics mode screendisplays a black rectangle and a white rectangle on a graybackground. Type y if the boxes are displayed correctly;otherwise, type n.640 x 480 Monochrome Graphics ModeScreenThe 640- x 480-pixel monochrome graphics mode screendisplays three chess pieces. Type y if all the chess piecesare identical and displayed correctly; otherwise, type n.Figure B-3 shows an example of this screen.Figure B-3. 640 x 480 Monochrome GraphicsMode Screen