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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
The System Configuration section of Micro-Scope and its sub-menus provide access to complete information about the System Settings, CPU and NPU, ROMs, IRQs, Hard Drive Partitions, CMOS, POS Registers and System Peripherals. The wealth of information displayed is determined from POST, CMOS, and a series of routines run by Micro-Scope on the specific devices, and is vital for troubleshooting, upgrading or just for a thorough understanding of your computer system.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
In this section the program allows editing of information in the standard areas of CMOS and in the partition areas on the fixed disks.
COMPARE SETTINGS
This display is split into three sections.
The middle section displays information on those devices listed on the left. This information was detected by the BIOS during POST, and in some instances, determined by Micro-Scope upon loading the software.
The right side of the window shows the current CMOS setting.
This information is used to determine if the current setting matches the detected hardware. Incorrect settings for a device may be the cause of a system failure.
If an asterisk (*) appears after the information displayed on the left side of the screen, then there is a mismatch between detected hardware and the CMOS or switch settings.
If a device is failing it may not be detected even though it is set in the CMOS or switches, and therefore would not show up in this window. Running the appropriate diagnostic test will verify the failure.
SCREEN - COMPARE SETTINGS
Device Settings Compared
Here is a list of the devices that will be displayed if they are detected:
Math Co-Processor – The left side of the screen will display the type of NPU detected by Micro-Scope. The right side of the screen will show installed or not installed. If an NPU is displayed on the left side of the screen and an asterisk appears beside it, the NPU is not set in CMOS and will not be used by many software programs. If an NPU is present and is not displayed on the left side of the screen, the NPU is failing.
Floppy Drives – The left side of the screen displays the number of floppy drives detected by the BIOS during POST. The right side of the screen shows the CMOS setting for the first two drives, or number of floppy drives set in the XT switches.
Fixed Disks – The left side of the screen displays the number, not type, of fixed disks detected by POST and Micro-Scope. The right side of the screen shows the CMOS type for the first two drives. An asterisk may be an incorrect CMOS setting or a drive or controller failure.
Video Adapter – The left side of the screen displays the type of video adapter (MDA, HGA, CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, and VGAs with extended modes such as SVGA and XGA).
The maximum mode supported is also displayed after the type of adapter. The right side of the screen displays the current setting for the video. If the video displayed on the left side of the screen is a VGA or above, the right side should show EGA/VGA.
Base Memory – The left side of the screen displays the amount of Base Memory detected by POST from 0k to 640k. If the two sides of the screen do not match, the memory may be failing, or is reserved by a device or software program. It should be noted that boot viruses such as Stoned, or Michelangelo commonly use 2k of base memory.
Extended Memory – The left side of the screen displays the amount of Extended Memory detected by POST from 1 megabyte on. An asterisk is usually indicative of a bad RAM chip. The extended memory test will verify the failure.
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