Service Diskette #1 - North Star DIMENSION Service Manual

DIAGNOSTICS
Service Diskette #1
Introduction
Service Diskette #1 is available in two versions, a 6-MHz
version and an 8-MHz version. They should be used with
the six and eight megahertz central boards, respectively.
Both versions of Service Diskette #1 contain a menu driven
set of programs that test and evaluate the central board and
workstation boards. These programs offer more extensive
circuit board testing than the self-tests performed during
system power-on.
Workstation #1 serves as the test console and is not tested.
If you wish to test this workstation, trade the thumbwheel
switch setting of workstation #1 with the setting of a
tested board.
After you boot Service Diskette #1, workstation #1 displays
the system configuration screen. This screen indicates the
amount of available central board memory, the number of
testable workstation boards (excluding workstation #1), and
specific information about each workstation.
The configuration screen also contains a field called
"configuration word." This value, which contains the
attributes of each workstation, when used in conjunction
with options #8 and C of the Test Command Menu, allows a
technician to test a workstation without also testing
unrelated hardware.
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