B-2 Dell PowerEdge 4200 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting GuideThe following subsections describe the subtests of theText Mode Character Test in the order in which theyappear.Character Attributes Subtest (80 x 25)The 80-column x 25-line character attributes subtest dis-plays four lines of text that demonstrate normal-intensityvideo, reverse video, intensified video, and blinkingvideo.Character Set Subtest (80 x 25)The 80-column x 25-line character set subtest displays all256 characters in the American Standard Code forInformation Interchange (ASCII) character set in80-column by 25-line text mode.Character Attributes Subtest (40 x 25)The 40-column x 25-line character attributes subtestdisplays four lines of text in 40-column by 25-line(double-wide) text mode that demonstrate normal-intensity video, reverse video, intensified video, andblinking video.Character Set Subtest (40 x 25)The 40-column x 25-line character set subtest displays all256 characters in the ASCII character set in 40-columnby 25-line (double-wide) text mode.Text Mode Color TestThe Text Mode Color Test contains three subtests thatcheck the video subsystem’s ability to present color intext modes. The following subsections describe thesesubtests.NOTE: These subtests are valid for color monitors only.Color Attributes Subtest (80 x 25)The 80-column x 25-line color attributes subtest displaysa pattern of 16 rows and 16 columns in 80-column by25-line text mode. Each row has a hexadecimal numberin a unique foreground color and each column has aunique background color. Where the same foregroundand background color intersect, the hexadecimal numberis not visible. Type y if each character is displayedcorrectly; otherwise, type n. Table B-1 indicates the colorin each of the rows and columns.Color 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.Table B-1. Color AttributesRow orColumnForegroundColorBackgroundColor0 black black1 blue blue2 green green3 cyan cyan4 red red5 magenta magenta6 brown brown7 white white8 dark gray* black9 light blue* blueA light green* greenB light cyan* cyanC light red* redD light magenta* magentaE yellow* brownF intense white* white* These colors blink during the test.
