Dell Latitude LM Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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4-12 Dell Latitude LM Reference and Troubleshooting GuideError MessagesWhen you run a test group or subtest in the diagnostics,error messages may result. These particular error mes-sages are not covered in this guide because the errors thatgenerate these messages can be resolved only with atechnician’s assistance. Record the messages on a copy ofthe Diagnostics Checklist found in Chapter 5, and readthat chapter for instructions on obtaining technicalassistance.RAM Test GroupThe RAM Test Group subtests check all the directlyaddressable RAM. You should run the stand-alone RAMTest program (ramtest.exe) from the MS-DOS prompt if, forsome reason, the diagnostics cannot load into memory.The RAM Test program has switches so that you can setboth test limits and options for the subtests from theMS-DOS prompt. The switches listed in Table 4-3 can beadded to the end of the ramtest command line.The switches can be used in any order, but they must beseparated by a space.For example, to run the RAM comprehensive subtest10 times without pausing, stopping at a maximum of20 errors, and outputting the results to a file namedramtst.rpt, type the following command line at the MS-DOSprompt and press <ENTER>:ramtest -r10 -np -m20 -oframtst.rptTo view the Help screen that lists all of the ramtestcommand-line switches, type the following command at theMS-DOS prompt and press <ENTER>:ramtest?Table 4-3. RAM Test SwitchesSwitch Description–r number Repeats the subtest this number of times. Valid numbers are 1 through 9999. A value of 0causes the test to run until you press <CTRL >< BREAK >. The default value is 1.–m number Stops the test if this number of errors occur. Valid numbers are 1 through 9999. A value of 0causes the test to accept an unlimited number of errors. The default value is 0.–s hexadecimalmemory addressStarts the test at this hexadecimal address. Valid hexadecimal values are 0 to the highest mem-ory address. The default value is 0.–e hexadecimalmemory addressStops the test at this hexadecimal address. Valid hexadecimal values are 0 to the highest mem-ory address. The default is the highest memory address.–o[f filename,p] Outputs the test report to a file (f) or a printer (p). If you output to a file, append the filenameafter the f parameter. If you do not specify a filename when using the f parameter, the test reportis output to a file named result. If you output to the printer, the test file is output to LPT1.–[q,c] Runs the quick (q) or comprehensive (c) subtest. The comprehensive subtest is the defaultvalue.–np Does not pause when an error occurs or a subtest finishes. Pause is the default value.