Tech Tip - New Builds and Intermittent Faults

Another one of the great features in MicroScope is the Batch Menu, which is designed for running multiple tests in a continuous or pass-bound mode. This option is useful for testing newly assembled systems and for diagnosing systems with intermittent errors.

The options are available to select specific tests to be performed, and to save the selected tests to a floppy disk. These selections can then be loaded again in order to facilitate specific batch test routines.

The RUN ALL test selection will perform all non-destructive and non-interactive test routines. This will test the following equipment if it is detected by the diagnostic;

Systemboard, Cache Memory, Base Memory, Extended and/or Expanded Memory, Floppy Disk(s) Read and Write (Partial/Entire) Butterfly Seek, Fixed Disk(s) Read, Butterfly Seek and Controller tests, CD ROM Butterfly Seek and Read, Sound Card check, Internal Serial, Internal Parallel, and Video Memory test.


All errors will be logged to the error log until the error log is full. The error log can hold up to 16 errors per test. If the Error Halt has been selected, additional errors for the test will be displayed on the screen.

The option is available to create a report of the system tests that are run, and to save this report to a parallel printer or USB stick.

For more information on this and the other tests available please CLICK HERE.