Apparatus for performing an extensive diagnostic test in conjunction with a bios test routine
US6009541A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C29/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A BIOS testing routine is initiated. Control is transferred to a diagnostic routine. The diagnostic routine performs a series of test in which a plurality of components are examined. In one embodiment, a random access/random data memory test is performed on a block of memory. Subsequently, control is transferred to the BIOS testing routine.
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