Dell Latitude CPi A-Series User Manual page 194

ramtest -r10 -np -m20 -oframtst.rpt
To view the Help screen that lists all of the ramtest command-line switches, type the following command at
the MS-DOS prompt and press <Enter>:
ramtest?
Table 3. RAM Test Switches
Switch
-r number
-m number
-s hexadecimal
memory address
-e hexadecimal
memory address
-o [f filename,p]
-[q,c]
-np
Why Run a RAM Test?
Faulty memory can cause a variety of problems that may not, at first glance, appear to be happening in RAM.
If the computer displays one or more of the following symptoms, run both the subtests in the RAM test group
to verify that the memory is not at fault:
A program is not running as usual, or a proven piece of software appears to malfunction and you
confirm that the software itself is not at fault. (You can confirm that the software is functioning properly
by moving it to another computer and running it there.)
The computer periodically locks up (becomes unusable and must be rebooted), especially at different
places and times in different programs.
Subtests
Three subtests are available for the RAM test group: the Quick Test, the Comprehensive Test, and the
Secondary Cache Test. The Quick Test performs an address check to determine whether the computer is
Description
Repeats the subtest this number of times. Valid numbers are 1 through 9999. A
value of 0 causes the test to run until you press <Ctrl><Break>. The default value is
1.
Stops the test if this number of errors occur. Valid numbers are 1 through 9999. A
value of 0 causes the test to accept an unlimited number of errors. The default value
is 0.
Starts the test at this hexadecimal address. Valid hexadecimal values are 0 up to the
highest memory address. The default value is 0.
Stops the test at this hexadecimal address. Valid hexadecimal values are 0 up to the
highest memory address. The default is the highest memory address.
Outputs the test report to a file (f) or a printer (p). If you output to a file, append the
filename after the f parameter. If you do not specify a filename when using the f
parameter, the test report is output to a file named result. If you output to the printer,
the test file is output to LPT1.
Runs the quick (q) or comprehensive (c) subtest. The comprehensive subtest is the
default value.
Does not pause when an error occurs or a subtest finishes. Pause (p) is the default
value.