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Micro-Scope e-book

This ebook has been produced to help cover the basics of using Micro-Scope and Post Probe to diagnose problems, and to walk through some of the basic diagnostic exercises.

CONTENTS:

  1. Understanding Micro-Scope™
  2. MICRO-SCOPE QUICK START GUIDE
  3. Using Micro-Scope to Optimize Your Computer
  4. LOCATING YOUR PORTS
  5. MEMORY HUNT
  6. MEMORY CHECK
  7. VIDEO INVESTIGATION
  8. DRIVE DATA
  9. PORTS
  10. Running Micro-Scope for Optimization
  11. Running Micro-Scope to Diagnose a Problem
  12. System Board Errors
  13. Floppy Drive and Disk Errors
  14. Video Errors
  15. Serial and Parallel Port Errors
  16. Testing the CD-ROM Drive
  17. UPGRADING YOUR COMPUTER
  18. Installing and Configuring a Voice Data Fax/Modem
  19. Upgrading the CPU
  20. Memory Errors and Testing
  21. Types of Errors
  22. Memory Testing Pitfalls
  23. Base Memory

Trouble-shooting Hard Drive Problems - Part 1

Step One: Make sure that Micro-Scope detects the hard drive
Step Two: Compare the BIOS parameters against the drive partition information.
Step Three: Check the drive functionality
Step Four: Check for the physical location of the master boot sector and the volume boot sector.
Step Five: Check the partition tables to make sure they are correct
Step Six: Verify the Master Boot Sector information
Step Seven: Check the FATs
Step Eight: Attempt to access the drive
Trouble-shooting Hard Drive Problems - Part 2
Rebuilding the MBR
Rebuilding the VBR
Reconstructing Multiple Partition Volumes
Basic Post-Probe Info
Theory of Operation
The Post-Probe
The Manual
How To Use It
The Post Test

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