SCREEN - SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU
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. In this section the program allows editing of information in the standard areas of CMOS and in the partition areas on the fixed disks.
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
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.
SYSTEM INFORMATION SCREEN #1
The System Information windows provide an overview of the system. The information is separated into three screens containing system board information, processors and bus information, floppy drive, fixed disk and miscellaneous hardware information. The information comes from POST, CMOS, device drivers and a series of routines run by Micro-Scope. Use PgUp and PgDn to alternate between the three screens. Following is a description of the information displayed.
System Board Information System Type – The IBM or equivalent IBM system type will be displayed at the top of the window, such as "PSII model 95" or "IBM AT". The manufacturer will be displayed where possible.
BIOS Name – The section displays the name of the BIOS manufacturer.
BIOS Date – The section displays the date the BIOS revision was released. Some manufacturers have made changes to their BIOS without issuing a new version number, so date information is sometimes crucial. Additional BIOS information will be located in memory at segment F000 and can be accessed using the Memory Display Utility described in Section IV of this manual. The data will be found in the ASCII field in the right-hand side of that display.
BIOS MSR – The BIOS Model, Submodel and Revision is displayed in this section. This information is vital for upgrading system ROMs.
DMI Version – This gives the DMI version being used to collect system information. More information on this feature will be found under the DMI Information menu item, described later in this chapter.
Processor and BUS Information CPU – Displays Basic CPU type (for example: 80486, Pentium II, Pentium IV, Celeron, AMD K6-3, AMD Athlon). If possible the diagnostic will determine the manufacturer and revision of the CPU. This is dependent on the CPU. With multiple processors, the entry will show the quantity (up to 4) but will display the CPU type only once.
CPU Speed – Displays the speed of the CPU installed in the system. The speed displayed is based on the results of an ID routine performed by Micro-Scope upon boot-up, and is different than the Benchmark done under System Board Diagnostic and Batch tests. If the turbo switch is off, or there is an incorrect setting in the extended CMOS, the speed of the system will be affected and the CPU will run slower than its rated speed. If the system is configured correctly, the CPU speed displayed should match its rated speed.
NPU – Displays the type of NPU installed in the system. INTERNAL means the NPU is contained within the CPU.
BUS Type – The BUS types present in the system will be displayed. These will include ISA, EISA, MCA, PCI, USB and PCMCIA. Video (VLB) and VESA LB are not displayed since they are merely an extension of the CPU internal or (local) BUS.
System Speed – The speed of the system bus is displayed. Except for some older systems where the bus and CPU speed are equal, , the CPU speed will be a multiple of this figure.
Memory Information Base Memory – This section displays the amount of Base memory detected by POST.
Extended Memory – Displays the amount of Extended Memory detected by Micro-Scope. Memory must be continuous. Some memory managers create a memory "hole", and Micro-Scope will not report that portion of memory above the hole. However, that memory can still be selected for testing by the diagnostic.
Expanded Memory – This section displays the amount of expanded memory reported by the expanded memory driver. If expanded memory is present and drivers are loaded, the page frame used by the expanded memory driver will be displayed. If drivers are not loaded, the display will report "Not Active".
Video Information Video BIOS – This displays the name of the BIOS ROM chip on the video adapter. If available, the number and revision of the video chipset will also be shown.
Video Memory – This section displays the amount of video memory detected by Micro-Scope. Some video cards do not have full access to their video memory without the aid of a VESA driver (e.g. some ATI cards).
Video Maximum Mode – This displays the maximum mode for the video adapter. This information is determined by Micro-Scope at boot-up. Micro-Scope is designed to detect and test up to 64 megabytes of video memory.
Display – Displays the type of video monitor - Analog Monochrome, Analog Color, Digital Monochrome, Digital Color, STN, TFT, Internal or External for laptop displays.
AGP Bus Version – If the system has AGP capability, this gives the version of bus used for the AGP, and its speed.
SYSTEM INFORMATION SCREEN #2
This section will display the type (i.e. 1.44M, 2.88M) of floppy drives installed in the system. Micro-Scope is designed to detect and test up to four floppy drives.
The drives are designated Drive 0 through Drive 3. This is the actual system terminology for the drives, although they are referred to as A:, B: etc. by most operating systems for the convenience of the users.
This section displays the type, model (if applicable), parameters, speed, and size of up to three fixed disks. Detailed information for up to seven fixed disks is available in the fixed disk tests.
Up to four IDE devices can be shown, which may overlap with the drives shown in the section just above.
This Section reports up to 16 SCSI devices. Be aware that Windows and some RAID systems may identify IDE devices as SCSI.
SYSTEM INFORMATION SCREEN #3
This section displays if a CD ROM is present in the system. Micro-Scope will identify IDE and SCSI devices, but some proprietary devices will not be detected unless their drivers are loaded.
Port Information Serial Ports – Displays the number and the I/O address of all serial devices found by POST. It should be noted that some operating systems will change the values determined by POST in order to control the serial port access.
Modem – Any hardware modems will be listed. Winmodem or other software modem will not be detected.
Parallel Ports – Displays the number and the I/O address of parallel ports found by POST. It should be noted that some operating systems will change the POST values in order to control access to the ports.
Miscellaneous Information Keyboard – This section displays the type of keyboard installed in the system. This will state standard or enhanced.
Network Card – Shows the network card installed. If no network card is installed, it will display None.
Sound Card – This section displays the type of sound cards detected by Micro-Scope. This will state "SoundBlaster", etc. if the appropriate sound card is present. If no sound card is detected, this will display None. Firewire – If a Firewire serial bus is installed, it will show the I/O address and IRQ being used by the Firewire controller.
DOS Version – If the system was booted to DOS, this gives the version of DOS present on the system. If the system was booted to the Micro-Scope OS (called MicroDOS), it will display the floppy’s MicroDOS version.
DMI INFORMATION SCREEN #2
DMI stands for Desktop Management Interface, which is a standard method of collecting and presenting information in systems that are configured to allow it. The amount and accuracy of the information depends on the manufacturer and system integrator and so will vary from one system to the next. Any information available will be presented in three screens, which can be cycled through using the PgUp and PgDn keys.
SCREEN - HARD DISK PARAMETERS
Older BIOS versions can only interface with drives up to 528MB in capacity. For larger IDE drives, the drive controller will translate the cylinder, head and sector information, in a scheme known as Logical Block Addressing (LBA). Microscope can report the information either way. To see the BIOS data, press <B>,and press <L> for the LBA format. The default is LBA when the diagnostic is first loaded.
SCREEN - IDE IDENTIFICATION
There can be up to four IDE devices on the system. Initially, the screen will show the parameters for the Primary Master device. To see the others one at a time, select Primary Slave, Secondary Master or Secondary Slave. If there is no device in the selected position, the screen will report 'NO DEVICE ATTACHED', as shown in the screen shot above. This will also occur if the program is running under Windows rather than booted to its own OS, because Windows will mask the fact that the device is IDE.
SCREEN – SCSI INFORMATION
This section displays all SCSI devices installed in the system, of which there can be up to 16. The number of each SCSI device is listed as well as what type of device it is. Pressing the D key and then the number of a device will bring up a screen of additional details about that device.
The Plug-N-Play screen shows the identification, type and attributes for all
plug-and-play devices installed. Pressing the D key and entering a device number
will bring up a screen of detailed information about that Plug-and-Play device.
SCREEN – PLUG-N-PLAY INFORMATION
SCREEN – PLUG-N-PLAY DETAIL
SCREEN – PCI INFORMATION
This screen shows the identification, address and IRQ for each card installed in the PCI bus. Three lines are used for each device, with 5 devices showing at a time. Pressing any key will scroll down to display additional devices.
From left to right, the top line gives the bus slot number, the device and class/subclass numbers (supplied by the manufacturer), and the device name and sub-name.
The second line shows the IRQ used by that device, and the beginning address of up to three ROM address ranges used by the device. Any address range not being used will show as all zeroes.
SCREEN – USB INFORMATION
This screen displays information about the USB Host Controllers installed in the system. From left to right, the right-hand window lists: the Bus #, I/O address, vendor ID, device number, and manufacturer.
SCREEN – ACTIVE ROM SEARCH
This window displays adapters with an active ROM BIOS. Adapter ROMs function as extensions to the main BIOS interrupt support but are physically located on the adapter or controller. Adapters and controllers with ROM will occupy memory addresses from C0000 to DFFFF in IBM systems and up to EFFFF in compatible systems.
Beginning and Ending Address ROMs start with a signature of 55AA in memory. The Active ROM Search looks for this signature in 16 byte increments, displays the segment where the signature is found, reads offset 2 from the beginning of the segment in order to determine the length of the ROM, and displays the ending offset of the ROM. When installing adapters it is important to determine where the existing ROM BIOS extensions are located so that address conflicts in memory can be avoided. Most adapters have provisions for alternate addressing.
ROM Identified As well as listing the address, the Active ROM Search will attempt to identify the ROM. If it cannot, use the Memory Display Utility (described in Section IV) and enter the beginning segment. Information about the ROM will be listed in the ASCII field on the right side of the Memory Display screen.
This window will display information on the serial ports, parallel ports,
hardware modems (but not WinModems), mice, LANs, CD ROMs, sound cards and SCSI
adapters installed in the system. The information displayed for each device
is the IRQ usage, current IRQ status, DMA usage, I/O port usage, Device name
and the Memory vector (pointer to the interrupt service routine for the IRQ).
Please note that IRQ2 is reserved for the slave Interrupt Controller, and any
device assigned to IRQ2 will be re-routed and actually appear as IRQ9. 
SCREEN – DEVICE ASSIGNMENTS
The Device Assignment window provides the information to determine hardware conflicts that exist in a system, determine the correct setup for software drivers, and for installing new adapters in a system.
Press C (Check Interrupts) – This runs a series of routines to determine the device assignments. These Check Interrupt routines will actually cause each device to generate an interrupt and access a DMA channel in the same way the device normally operates. If a device has not been incorporated into the test, the system may lock up. If this occurs, please inform tech support so the device may be incorporated into the next version of the diagnostic. Pressing C will find serial ports, parallel ports, modems, LANs, mice, sound cards and CD ROMs.
Press U (User Defined) – Pressing C will find all devices incorporated into Micro-Scope. The User Defined is used after the Check IRQ in order to toggle a specific I/O port. This should be performed before installing an adapter at the I/O port to ensure no other device is using the I/O port.
This will not affect the screen if the I/O port is not in use. However, Micro-Scope may lock up if the port is used by a non-standard device.
Screen Layout for Device Assignments
IRQ – IRQs 0 through 15 are displayed on the left of the screen. The interrupt priority for a system with one 8259 PIC chip is IRQ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The interrupt priority for a system with two 8259 PICs is IRQ 0, 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The second 8259 PIC (IRQs 8 through 15) is cascaded to IRQ 2 of the first 8259 PIC. IRQ 2 controls IRQs 8 through 15. If a device is set to IRQ 2 it will be redirected to IRQ 9. This allows 2 to remain open for servicing IRQs 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
NOTE: When a device driver is loaded it may, depending on the driver, enable an IRQ. LAN adapter drivers enable an IRQ when loaded. Bus mouse drivers enable one, and in some cases two, IRQs (IRQ 3 and IRQ 4). This last case would cause a conflict if another device was using the second IRQ that was enabled. Other device drivers will only enable the IRQ when the device is in actual use.
Status – The Status column displays the disabled or enabled state of the interrupt masked register (IMR) in the 8259 PIC. Devices which periodically request an interrupt will keep the IMR for the designated IRQ enabled (Timer, Keyboard, Cascades, Floppy, Coprocessor and Fixed Disks). IRQs not in use or IRQs which have devices that do not enable the IRQ until the device is in actual use will display Disabled. I/O Port – This displays the I/O port address assigned to each device. When applications, device drivers or the O/S need to access a device they send a command to the I/O port for that device.
NOTE: Only standard I/O ports are checked for serial, parallel and LAN devices. If one of these devices uses a non-standard I/O port, toggle the non-standard I/O port with the User Defined option and the IRQ that the device uses will then be displayed.
Devices – The Devices column initially displays the dedicated IRQ devices (Timer, Keyboard, IRQ 2 Cascade, Floppy, RTC, IRQ 9 Cascade, Coprocessor, Fixed Disk). These IRQs cannot be used for anything else even if the devices are not installed, except for IRQ 9. If a device is set to use IRQ 2 the device will be redirected to IRQ 9 on AT systems. Pressing C will update the column with all devices that respond (a maximum of 3 devices can be displayed per IRQ). An IRQ conflict will happen if two or more devices attempt to use the same IRQ.
Memory Vector – The IRQ VECTOR column will display the memory vector that the 8259 PIC sends to the CPU. The CPU uses the memory vector as a pointer to the ISR. The only memory vectors displayed while booted under Micro-Scope will be from the BIOS or from an adapter with ROM that substitutes its own memory vector. Operating Systems, device drivers and software programs will also substitute memory vectors. Load Micro-Scope under the Operating System with all device drivers and software programs loaded to display the new memory vectors.
A PC can have four physical drives (maybe more by the time you read this). Each drive can have up to four physical partitions (0, 1, 2 and 3). The master boot record is the first partition and points to three additional partitions. Each partition contains a single operating system. DOS 3.3 and earlier versions only have two partitions (0 and 1). Physical partitions can be broken down even further by the operating system into logical partitions. Only physical partitions are displayed.
Master Partition Boot Sector The BIOS loads the master partition boot sector to memory address 0000:7C00 from the hard drive. The master partition boot sector contains the master boot loader (see Chapter 5, Section F: Rebuild Master Boot) and master boot record. The master boot record starts at cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1, offset 01BE. This area contains four 16 byte entries. The first entry is the first partition table. The second, third, and fourth entries point to additional partition boot sectors. The master boot record ends with a 55AA signature byte. The BIOS will not execute the sector program if it does not find the 55AA at offset 01FE. The master boot record window displays the drive number (0 or 1), partition number (0, 1, 2 or 3), the four 16 byte entries and the 55AA signature byte. A 16 byte entry can be broken down into ten separate parts.
SCREEN – MASTER BOOT RECORD DISPLAY/EDIT
Partition Status (byte) – Indicates the bootable (80) or non-bootable (00) status of the partition.
Starting Head (byte) – Indicates which head on the drive that the physical partition begins.
Starting Sector (6 bits) – Indicates which sector on the drive that the physical partition begins.
Starting Cylinder (10 bits) – Indicates which cylinder on the drive that the physical partition begins.
Partition Type (byte) – Indicates the type of operating system for that physical partition, and also whether it uses a 16-bit or 32-bit FAT (File Allocation Table).
Ending Head (byte) – Indicates which head on the drive that the partition ends.
Ending Sector (6 bits) – Indicates which sector on the drive that the physical partition ends.
Ending Cylinder (10 bits) – Indicates which cylinder on the drive that the physical partition ends.
Start Absolute Sector (double word) – Indicates the number of sectors from the beginning of the drive to the physical partition.
Total Number of Sectors (double word) – Indicates the number of sectors from the beginning of the physical partition to the end of the physical partition.
Volume Boot Signature – This should read 55AA on any bootable partition.
Press D to select the physical drive. Press the + or - key to change the drive number. Press enter to execute.
Press P to select the partition and display the PARTITION TABLE screen (see following section). Press the + or -key to change the partition number. Press enter to execute.
Press E to edit the master boot record. Cursor to area to be changed. Press + or - to change the boot indicator or system indicator. Type in numbers for all others.
Press W to write the new master boot record over the old master boot record on the drive.
WARNING: Improper changes to the master boot record can make the drive inaccessible.
A partition on a hard drive must have a partition boot sector followed one head later by a volume boot sector. If either of these areas is corrupted the partition will not be accessible. These areas can be corrected but first you must understand what a partition boot sector and volume boot sector contain.
The master partition boot sector is also the first partition boot sector. This sector contains the bootloader, first partition table, pointers to additional partition boot sectors and a 55AA boot signature.
Additional partition boot sectors contain a partition table, pointers to logical partitions and a boot signature.
A volume boot sector is located exactly one head (track) after a partition boot sector. A DOS volume boot sector contains a program, a disk parameter block and the 55AA boot signature. The program will attempt to load IBMDOS.BIOS and IBMDOS.COM. The disk parameter block allows DOS to read and verify the capacity of the disk volume as well as the locations of the two FATs. The 55AA boot signature ends the volume boot sector.
In the Master Boot Record screen, pressing "P" will cause the display to shift to the Partition Table for a single partition, and also show details of the Volume Boot Sector for that partition. The amount and arrangement of these details will vary depending on whether the partition uses FAT 16 or FAT 32. The first entries below apply to both FAT 16 and 32, followed by information for FAT 32 only.
SCREEN – FAT16 PARTITION TABLE EDITOR
The drive number, partition number, OEM (original equipment manufacturer) name and DOS version will be displayed at the top of the window, just below the line that tells whether this is FAT 16 or FAT 32. Below that starting on the left are the listings for the Volume Boot Sector, followed by the Partition Table information carried over from the Master Boot Record screen.
Listings for FAT 16 and 32 Bytes per Sector – Indicates the number of bytes per sector. This value is normally 512. This value must be a power of 2.
Sectors per Cluster – Indicates the number of sectors per cluster. This value must be a power of 2.
Reserved Sectors – Indicates the number of sectors reserved for the boot sector. This value is normally 1.
Number of Copies of FAT – Indicates the number of copies of FATs. This value is normally 2.
Max Root Dir. Entries – Indicates the maximum number of root directory entries. This value is normally 512.
Total Number of Sectors – Indicates the total number of sectors in the volume.
Media Descriptor Byte – Indicates the disk parameters. Bytes vary for floppy disk. Hard disk always use 0xF8.
Sectors per FAT – Indicates the number of sectors in each FAT.
Sectors per Track – Indicates the number of sectors on each track of the disk.
Number of Heads – Indicates the number of heads for the hard drive.
Number of Hidden Sectors – Indicates the total number of sectors that the partition boot sector uses and jumps over to reach the volume boot sector. This number is normally the same as sectors per track.
Volume Boot Signature – The volume boot sector must end with a 55AA volume boot signature.
SCREEN – FAT 32 PARTITION TABLE EDITOR
Sectors Per FAT – The number of sectors covered by each File Allocation Table.
Partition Flags – Bits 0-4 indicate the active FAT copy, and Bit 7 shows whether FAT mirroring is enabled.
Version of FAT 32 Drive – Four hex digits give the major and minor FAT version numbers.
Start Cluster Root Directory – This 4-digit hex number shows the Cluster Number of the start of the Root Directory.
File System Info Sector – This is number of the sector containing the details of the file system. Backup
Boot Sector – FAT 32 contains a second Boot Sector as a backup. This gives the location of that backup.
Logical Drive – If the logical number of the drive is different than the physical number, it will appear here.
Extended Signature – This should be 29h.
Partition Serial Number – The serial# of the partition.
Volume Name – If the disk volume has been given a name, it will appear here. If not, this entry will state "No Name".
FAT Name – The type of File Allocation Table will show here. Should be "FAT 32".
Partition Editing Controls Press D (physical drive) To select the physical drive, press the + or - key to change the drive, enter to execute change.
Press P (logical partition) to select the partition. Press the + or - key to change partition. Press enter to execute change.
Press E (edit) to edit the partition table and volume boot sector. Cursor to area to be changed. Press the +, -, or type in the numbers to be changed.
Press W (write) to write the new partition table and volume boot sector over the old partition table and volume boot sector onto the drive. Warning: Improper changes to the partition table and volume boot sector will make that partition inaccessible.
ATs, EISAs, MCAs, and upgraded XTs include a Real Time Clock with 64 bytes of CMOS RAM. The Real Time Clock keeps track of the time and date. The standard CMOS RAM area stores the Real Time Clock information, Real Time Clock status registers and System configuration information. A battery supplies power to the RTC/CMOS chip to maintain this information. ISA systems often include an extended CMOS area. Standard and Extended CMOS areas are accessed through port 0070h and 0071h. EISA and MCA systems have additional CMOS areas that require a reference disk. This function now allows setting of the date to include the digits for the year 2000.
SCREEN - DISPLAY/EDIT CMOS CONTENTS
The Display CMOS Contents window will display the standard CMOS area. This is what CMOS is set to, not what is actually in the system. Six CMOS areas are displayed in this window.
Date and Time – Indicates the date and time stored by the Real Time Clock.
Diskette A and B – Indicates the number and media type of floppy drives set in CMOS.
HD 0 and 1 – Indicates the number and drive type of hard drives set in CMOS.
Base and Extended Memory – Indicates the amount of base and extended memory set in CMOS.
Video Adapter – Indicates the type of video adapter set in CMOS.
Coprocessor – Indicates the installed or not installed status of the Coprocessor in CMOS.
Edit CMOS Contents To edit CMOS, use the arrow keys to highlight the selected information, and press the +, -, or number keys to change it. Press Enter to accept the changes, or Escape to exit without the changes. Although Micro-Scope will utilize the new values immediately, DOS will not use the updated information until the POST updates the hardware configuration equipment list during the next REBOOT.
Press D (Display CMOS Bytes) to display the standard area of 64 bytes of CMOS memory. The standard area of CMOS RAM in the RTC stores the values needed by the BIOS when accessing system peripherals. These values will cause problems if they are corrupted. Corruption of CMOS will occur if the battery loses power or there is a power surge.
This feature allows the comparison of the hardware configuration of any system with the information contained in a configuration comparison file, or template. In this manner, the hardware configuration of a newly assembled system can be quickly confirmed by a manufacturer. This also allows for verification of any returned systems.
Add System Add System is used to create or add to a comparison file using the data from the System Information screens of the current system under test. A prompt will ask you if this data is correct. If it is, press Y. The next prompt gives a choice between Drive 0 and Drive 1. These correspond to the first and second floppy drives, A and B. You will then type in the file name, with the .BIN extension already provided. If the file does not exist, it will be created. The last step is to enter a model number. This must be a unique name that does not match any models previously entered in this configuration file. If you need for some reason to create or use a file that is located on the hard drive, this can be done by running the Micro-Scope program under DOS or in Windows Safe Mode, rather than booting to the Micro-Scope OS. In this case instead of individual prompts you will see a text box in which to enter the drive, path and filename. You will then see the prompt for the model name.
Verify System This function will compare the hardware configuration of the current system with a model stored in the previously created comparison file. Select the drive, and type in the file name. You will then see a list of all the models stored in that configuration file. Select the model that corresponds to the system under test and press Enter. If an exact match is found between the current system and the configuration of the selected model, the routine will indicate a passed status. If a match is not found, errors will be displayed and logged which will indicate any discrepancies. As with Add System, if booted to DOS or Windows it is possible to access a file on drives other than the floppies. As before, the entire drive, path and file name must be entered.