Professional Soft Collection 1.02/Professional Soft Collection 1.02.iso/test.all/pcdoctor.arj/PCDR.HLP

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DIAGNOSTICSMENU
Stand-alone Diagnostics
This menu contains all stand-alone diagnostic functions.

Diagnostic tests are divided into 9 categories:
  - CPU and Coprocessor, including vendor specific chips
  - Memory (Base, Extended, Expanded and UMB)
  - System Board (IRQ, Timers, RTC, DMA, etc.)
  - Video (Adapter Memory, Pages and Registers)
  - Serial Ports, including 16550A FIFO
  - Parallel Ports
  - Fixed Disk Drive(s)
  - Floppy Disk Drive(s)
  - Miscellaneous (Soundcard, Fax/Modem, Stacker)
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INTERACTIVEMENU
Interactive Diagnostics
This menu contains all interactive diagnostic tests.

Interactive tests are available for:
  - Keyboard (keys, LEDs and repeat)
  - Video Adapter (Character Sets, Colors, Monitor, VGA)
  - Internal Speaker
  - Mouse
  - Joystick(s)
  - Floppy Disk Drive (Disk Change and Write Protect)
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HARDWAREMENU
Hardware Information
This menu contains all hardware information functions.

Hardware information routines include:
  - System configuration (an overview of the system)
  - Memory contents (detailed)
  - IRQ and DMA use (for all standard devices)
  - Device drivers
  - Serial and paralle ports (includes UART Type)
  - Physical fixed disk drive information
  - Logical DOS disk information
  - VGA information (includes chip ID and VESA)
  - Software interrupts
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UTILITYMENU
Utilities
This menu contains utility functions.

Utility functions include:
  - Execution of External Tests
  - CMOS Setup
  - Text Editor
  - Fixed Disk Bad Sector Scan
  - System Benchmarks
  - Maximum System Load Verify
  - DOS Shell
  - Terminal
  - Memory Debugger
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EXITMENU
Exit PC-Doctor
You can exit PC-Doctor in three ways:

  - Return to DOS
  - Reboot PC so that CMOS RAM changes take effect **
  - Park Fixed Disks for shutting off the PC **

If either reboot or Fixed Disk park is selected,
PC-Doctor will flush all open files and attempt
to flush disk write caches.

You can execute a quick-exit to DOS by pressing Alt-F4
any time when you are in the pull down menus.

** Not recommended when Microsoft Windows is active!
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CPUDIAG
CPU and Coprocessor
This test category contains all CPU and Coprocessor tests.

CPU diagnostic tests will check CPU functionality as much
as possible under the current operational mode of the CPU.
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RAMDIAG
Memory
This test category contains all Memory tests.

Tests can be performed on Base, Extended and Expanded
memory, and UMB blocks.

Memory tests are divided into three categories:
  - Pattern (verifies memory locations)
  - Address (verifies Chip Select lines)
  - Bus Throughput (verifies bus noise and timing)

Pattern and Address tests are available as Fast, Medium
and Heavy. These represent repetitions of 1, 10 and 20
of each respective test.

If XMS is installed, Extended memory addresses are expressed
as non-physical linear memory locations. Thus the memory
range indicated may start at a far larger number than 1024,
as is the case without memory managers.
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BOARDDIAG
System Board
This test category contains all System Board tests.

Components of the system board are:
  - System Timer and the BIOS Timer
  - IRQ and DMA Controllers
  - RAM Refresh
  - RTC Clock and CMOS RAM
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VIDEODIAG
Video Adapter
This test category contains all Video Adapter tests.

Tests can be performed on the Video RAM and screen
paging. If a VGA is installed, controller chip
and color-DAC registers can also be tested.

Video RAM and mode paging will be performed in all
available standard video modes including VESA extensions.

For a full list of available video modes, use
the interactive diagnostic tests for video adapters,
or the VGA Information in the Hardware Info menu.
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COMDIAG
Serial Ports
This test category contains all Serial Port tests.

Tests can be performed on up to 4 serial adapters that
have been identified by BIOS or that have been defined
through the Test Option Menu selection Set COM Data.

Register And Interrupts will test chip functions and
validate it. Loopback functions send data to the
serial port and check if it is received.

Internal loopback and 16550A FIFO Buffers are done
within the serial adapter and do not require
external loopback plugs. External loopback test
requires a loopback plug.
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LPTDIAG
Parallel Ports
This test category contains all Parallel Port tests.

Tests can be performed on up to 4 parallel adapters that
have been identified by BIOS or that have been defined
through the Test Option Menu selection Set LPT Data.

Command And Data Port pattern tests the respective
registers. External loopback will verify the port
input and output capabilities, and the IRQ line.

External loopback requires a loopback plug.
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HDDIAG
Fixed Disk Drives
This test category contains all Fixed Disk tests.

Seven tests are available:
  - Controller Test (check controller chip)
  - Hi-Low Seek
  - Funnel Seek (also known as Butterfly Seek)
  - Track To Track Seek
  - Random Seek
  - Linear Verify
  - Random Verify
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FLOPPYDIAG
Floppy Disk Drives
This test category contains all Floppy Disk tests.

Eight different tests are available:
  - Hi-Low Seek
  - Funnel Seek (also known as Butterfly Seek)
  - Track To Track Seek
  - Random Seek
  - Linear Verify
  - Random Verify
  - Linear Write and Read (DESTRUCTIVE!)
  - Linear Write, Random Read (DESTRUCTIVE!)

All these tests require a test diskette in the drive.
The tests adapt automatically to the size and format
of the diskette, thus all DOS formatted floppy disks
can be used.
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MISCDIAG
Miscellaneous Tests
This test category contains miscellaneous tests.

Sound Blaster (if installed) will be tested for DMA
and IRQ functionality including pattern tests.

Common Applications Specification (CAS) Diagnostic test
can be executed to test Intel SatisFAXtion and
Connection CoProcessor Fax/Modem cards.

Stacker Hardware and Software can be tested for errors
in compression/decompression algorithm and setup.
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QTST
Quick Test
This entry will run a quick test of your system to
establish that it is fully functional. To save time,
this test does not include Memory, Hard Disk Drives,
or Floppy Disk Drives.
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MTST
Memory Test
This entry will test your PC's memory. Memory will be
tested using two different tests; first a pattern test
and then a bus throughput test. All memory types will
be checked; including Base RAM, Expanded RAM, Extended
RAM, XMS Memory and Upper Memory Blocks (UMB's).
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HTST
Hard Disk Drive Test
This entry will test your PC's hard disk drive. A set of
non-destructive tests are run that check the drive
controller, read/write heads and the drive's positioning
mechanism.
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FTST
Floppy Disk Drive Test
This entry will test your PC's floppy disk drive. A set
of non-destructive tests are run that check the drive's
mechanical parts and electronic components. For correct
operation, a formatted diskette must be inserted into
all drives. The diskette may be formatted to any valid
DOS size.
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KBDTESTHELP
Keyboard Tests
This selection contains Keyboard specific interactive
tests.

Three tests are available:
  - Keyboard keys (checks all key switches)
  - Keyboard LEDs (checks AT keyboard LEDs)
  - Keyboard Repeat (checks keyboard repeat function)
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CHARACTERSETHELP
Video Adapter Tests
This selection contains Video Adapter specific
interactive tests.

Four tests are available:
  - Character Set (appearance of characters in all modes)
  - Color Palette (appearance of colors in all modes)
  - Monitor Quality (checks monitor quality)
  - VGA Capabilities (VGA controller functions, which
    require user confirmation for correctness)
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SPEAKERTESTHELP
Internal Speaker Test
This selection contains the Internal Speaker test.

The internal speaker is able to generate frequencies
between 18 Hz and (theoretically) 1.2 MHz. For
practicality only the range 18 - 30000 Hz can be
tested.

Use Cursor Up/Down and Page Up/Down to change the
frequency.
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MOUSETESTHELP
Mouse Test
This selection contains the Mouse test.

The mouse interface consists of two parts:
  1. The physical connection through a serial port, a
     dedicated bus card, or the keyboard controller.
  2. A driver software to transform data received
     from the mouse to screen coordinates and interrupts.

The PC-Doctor mouse test is very simple. If a mouse
cursor is visible, and it can be moved, and the indicated
buttons work correctly, then both the mouse hardware
and device driver software are in working condition.

THIS TEST REQUIRES THAT A MOUSE DEVICE DRIVER IS ACTIVE!
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JOYSTICKTEST
Joystick Test
This selection contains the Joystick test.

Up to two simultaneous joysticks can be connected to
a PC at a time. This function can be used to test
the joystick resistors and switches, and also calibrate
the sticks for perfect center.

First, move the stick to the maximum in all directions.
Calibrate the stick with the calibration knobs. The
stick is centered, when the indicator on-screen is an "X".

Joystick quality can be tested via center travel
and resistance level.
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FLOPPYWPHELP
Floppy Disk Tests
This selection contains Floppy Disk tests.

The diskette drive has two functions that can only be
tested with the help of a user:
  - Diskette Change (activated when the drive door is
    opened)
  - Diskette Write Protect (diskette write disable)
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SYSTEMSETUP
System Configuration
This selection will print a short summary of the
current system setup.

Informative functions cover:
  - Operating System
  - CPU, Coprocessor and Bus types
  - BIOS and expansion ROM data
  - Memory types and amounts
  - Serial and Parallel Ports
  - Video Adapter(s)
  - Floppy and Fixed Disk Drives
  - Mouse and Joysticks
  - Soundcard
  - CAS Fax Card
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RAMUSE
Memory Contents
This selection will print a summary and detailed list
of memory contents and use.

Memory types that are checked include:
  - Base and UMB RAM
  - Expansion and BIOS ROM
  - System Environment Variables
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IRQDMAUSE
IRQ And DMA Use
This selection will detect activity on IRQ lines and
DMA channels. This information can be used to avoid
conflicts.

Tested systems include:
  - Timer
  - Keyboard
  - Video Adapter
  - LPT and COM Ports
  - Fixed Disk and Diskette Drives
  - Mouse
  - Soundcard

DMA Channel check requires that a diskette is available
in any of the diskette drives. Microsoft Windows may
create incorrect results.
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DEVICEDRIVERS
Device Drivers
This selection will detect all DOS device drivers that
are installed in the system. Device driver location,
name or drive letters, attributes and handler addresses
are displayed.
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COMLPTPORTS
Serial And Parallel Ports
This selection will show a list of all installed Serial
and Parallel Ports that are identified by BIOS. UART
detection includes 8250, 16450, 16550, 16550A and IBM
Type 3.
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PHYSICALDRIVES
Physical Fixed Disk Drives
This selection will show information on the installed
Fixed Disk Drives including their partition tables if
any exist.
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LOGICALDRIVES
Logical DOS Drives
This selection will show information on the available
DOS Drives (diskette, fixed disk, RAM, LAN and others).

Of each drive the following information is shown:
  - Drive identifier (A, B, C and so on)
  - Drive maximum capacity and available space
  - Cluster Size and Sector Size
  - Indicators if the media is removable or networked
  - Number of Root Directory Entries and FAT Areas
  - Media ID Byte
  - Drive Identifier and File System Identifier

If a Stacker Device Driver is installed, Stacker drive
information is also listed.
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SHOWVGAINFO
VGA Information
This selection will show VGA specific information.

If a VGA is installed, an attempt will be made
to identify the chipset and to get the current
configuration.

If the adapter is VESA compatible, all available
VESA screen modes will be listed.
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EXTERNALHELP
External Tests
This selection enables you to run external tests.

It is possible to add up to 30 external tests to
PC-Doctor. For example manufacturer supplied test
functions could be run using this interface.
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CMOSUTI
CMOS Setup
This selection enables you to check and set the
system configuration information stored in CMOS
RAM.

All data that is not chipset or BIOS specific
can be set.

To quickly copy setup data from one system to an
other, or to preserve CMOS memory during a battery
change, it is possible to save and load CMOS RAM
data to and from a disk file. These disk files
have an extension of .PDC and they contain CMOS
memory locations 10H-3FH (16-63).
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EDITORHELP
Text Editor
This text editor can be used to edit configuration
files such as CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.

Maximum size for an editable file is 32000
characters and 4000 lines. A line can be up to
256 characters long.

Press F2 for editor Options.
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HDSCANHELP
Bad Sector Scanner
This selection scans the Fixed Disk Drive for bad
sectors.

Bad Sector scan verifies disk tracks until an
error is encountered. At that time the exact
sector is identified.

If an erroneous sector is inside a DOS partition,
an attempt is made to locate the corresponding
cluster in the DOS FAT and indicate if the cluster
is marked bad or not. Sectors that show read
errors but are not marked bad in the FAT are
very likely to cause write and read errors in the
future.
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BENCHMARKHELP
System Benchmarks
This selection will run a suite of benchmark tests
to determine the speed of various system components.
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MAXSYSLOADHELP
Maximum System Load
This selection will run a special hardware test that
uses all major system components simultaneously. This
will place a great burden on the system power supply
and motherboard chips.

If the system shows no signs of failing, it can be
expected to stand up to all possible uses.

This test will run for circa 1 hour. A diskette
should be placed into the first floppy drive.
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INTERACTIVECRTHELP
Monitor Quality
These test screens will determine the quality of the monitor.

A monitor should be able to handle high contrast without
high pitched noises or distortion of the picture. Run
these test screens to determine how well your monitor
stands up.
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KBDCHOICEHELP
Keyboard Key Test
This test will check every key on the PC keyboard.

Select a keyboard type that most closely matches your keyboard.
Then press every key on the keyboard until all keys have been
pressed at least once. You can see a map of keys that are
active on screen.

When you are done, press either the Space Bar or ESC key
three (3) times.
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EXCMOS
CMOS RAM Editor Not Available
PC-Doctor's internal CMOS RAM Editor is not available.
Instead, use the built-in BIOS CMOS RAM Editor. To start
it, use the proper key-combination such as Alt-Control-ESC.
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PDPCHOICEHELP
Printer Test
This test will check the most common functions of your printer.

Select a printer type that most closely matches your printer.
You will be prompted again to specify what port the printer
is connected to (PRN, LPTx, COMx). When the port has been
selected, a collection of codes will be sent to the printer.
They should provide a clearly legible test page demonstrating
printer functionality.

You can cancel the operation anytime pressing ESC.
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CHARTESTSELECT
Character Set Test
This test will show the full default character set
in the display modes specified.

Select a display mode.

When you are in the character set view mode, you can
switch to the next higher screen mode by pressing the
Page Down key, and back to the previous lower screen
mode by pressing the Page Up key.

Press ESC to exit this test.
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COLORTESTSELECT
Color Palette Test
This test will show all colors and color attributes that
are available in the display modes specified.

Select a display mode.

When you are in the palette view mode, you can switch
to the next higher screen mode by pressing the Page
Down key, and back to the previous lower screen mode
by pressing the Page Up key.

Press ESC to exit this test.
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FREQUENCYTEST
Speaker Test
This function tests the internal speaker.

You can set any frequency between 18 and 30000 Hz
using the Cursor Up/Down and Page Up/Down keys.
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DOMOUSETEST
Mouse Test
You are now in the Mouse Test.

The mouse interface consists of two parts:
  1. The physical connection through a serial port, a
     dedicated bus card, or the keyboard controller.
  2. A driver software to transform data received
     from the mouse to screen coordinates and interrupts.

The PC-Doctor mouse test is very simple. If a mouse
cursor is visible, and it can be moved, and the indicated
buttons work correctly, then both the mouse hardware
and device driver software are in working condition.

THIS TEST REQUIRES THAT A MOUSE DEVICE DRIVER IS ACTIVE!
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OPTIONMENUHELP
Test Options
You are now in the Test Options menu.

Through this menu you can:
  - view the testlog
  - set test options
  - load and save the test overlay (enabled tests)
  - set the pass count
  - if test range/base setting is visible, set test
    parameters
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SETLOGFILEHELP
Testlog Options
You are now in the Testlog Options menu.
Through this menu you can enable and disable
printing of the testlog to a file or device.
By default, the testlog is printed to the
standard printer device PRN. However, you
can change this to any file or device name
that you wish. For example C:\TESTLOG.TXT
and COM1 are valid testlog file/device
names.
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SETPASSMENUHELP
Set Pass Count
You are now setting the Pass Count.

The Pass Count will be used when all tests in all
categories are run in stand-alone testing. The
whole bulk of all tests will be repeated as many
times as specified in the Pass Count. In this
version of PC-Doctor, Pass Count is limited to
1, 5, 10, 20 and 30 only.
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LOGVIEW
Log View
You are now viewing the system output log.

Use the Cursor and Page Up/Down keys to move
forward and backward in the log.

Press F2 to print the log to the DOS printer
device PRN.
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SELECTOVERLAY
Select Test Overlay
You are now in the Test Overlay Selection menu.

Test Overlays are definitions of tests that are
enabled for the F5-key activated execution.

Select a test overlay storage location that will be
used to save or load the current test overlay.
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EXTERNALCHOICEHELP
Select External Test
You are now in the External Test Selection menu.

Select an external program that will be run.

External tests are programs that are not supplied
as a part of PC-Doctor. You, or a manufacturer
can add other programs to PC-Doctor simply by
placing the program in the same directory as
PC-Doctor.
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NOTAVALIDKBD
Keyboard Definition File Error
The keyboard definition file you selected is not
valid for this version of PC-Doctor. Please
contact us or the supplier of the definition
file for the latest version.
***
ERRORKBDFILEOPEN
Keyboard Definition File Open Error
An error has occurred when the selected keyboard
definition file was being opened.
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KBD50HELP
Too Many Keyboard Definition Files
PC-Doctor can only handle up to 50 keyboard
definition files at a time.

If more than 50 .PDK files are detected, all those
above 50 are skipped.

In this case you must delete some of them to make
sure all can be accessed from within PC-Doctor.
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NOKBDSHELP
No Keyboard Definition Files
PC-Doctor could not find any .PDK keyboard
definition files in its home directory.

All PC-Doctor related files must reside in
the same directory as PC-Doctor.
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PDP50HELP
Too Many Printer Test Files
PC-Doctor can only handle up to 20 printer test
files at a time.

If more than 20 .PDP files are detected, all those
above 20 are skipped.

In this case you must delete some of them to make
sure all can be accessed from within PC-Doctor.
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NOPDPSHELP
No Printer Test Files
PC-Doctor could not find any .PDP printer test
files in its home directory.

All PC-Doctor related files must reside in
the same directory as PC-Doctor.
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NOMOUSEINSTALLED
No Mouse Installed
PC-Doctor could not initialize the mouse for operation
using Microsoft compatible device driver calls.

This message can be caused by any of three situations:
  1. No mouse device driver is installed
  2. No mouse is installed
  3. An error has occurred initializing the mouse
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NOJOYSTICKINSTALLED
No Joystick Installed
PC-Doctor could not detect any joystick ports that
have active joysticks in them.

This message can be caused by any of two situations:
  1. There are no joystick ports installed
  2. The joystick cable or resistors are broken
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NOFDSFORINTERFD
No Floppy Disk Drives
PC-Doctor could not detect any floppy disk
drives that can be tested for the Write Protect
and Disk Change functions.
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INSCHANGESIG1
Disk Change Signal Step One
This step will set the drive door to a known state
of "open", setting the Drive Door Opened flag.
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INSCHANGESIG2
Disk Change Signal Step Two
This step will set a disk ready for reading into the
drive and close the drive door so that the status of
the Drive Door Opened flag can be read.
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INSCHANGESIGPASSED
Disk Change Signal Passed
The indicated floppy disk drive passed the disk change
signal test.
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INSCHANGESIG3
Disk Read Error
PC-Doctor needs to read a diskette to determine the
state of the Drive Door Opened flag. There was an
error when the read was attempted.
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INSCHANGESIG4
Disk Change Signal Failed
The indicated floppy disk drive failed the disk change
signal test.

This can be due to two caused:
  - The drive or the BIOS does not support Disk Change
  - The switch that controls disk change is defective
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INSCHANGESIG5
Disk Change Signal Not Supported
The Floppy Disk BIOS does not support a Disk Change
signal function for the indicated floppy disk drive.
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INSERTWPDISK
Write Protect Test
This test will determine if the write protected logic
of a diskette drive is functional.

Insert a formatted, WRITE PROTECTED floppy disk into
the indicated floppy disk drive.
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WPREADERROR
Read Error
The Write Protect Test will read and then write the
second sector of the floppy disk in the indicated
drive.

An error has occurred reading the sector. To avoid
any follow-up damage the test has been aborted.

Start again with a disk that is not defective.
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WPOKHELP
Write Protect Test Passed
The indicated floppy disk drive passed the Write
Protect Test.

You may want to verify reverse functionality by
re-running this test with a non-write protected
disk. If the test is failed, the write protect
logic of the drive is functioning perfectly.
***
WPNOTOKHELP
Write Protect Test Failed
The indicated floppy disk drive failed the Write
Protect Test.

Causes for failing the test are:
  - The diskette was not write protected
  - The drive's write protect logic is defective
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WPWRITEERROR
Write Error
The Write Protect Test will read and then write the
second sector of the floppy disk in the indicated
drive.

An error has occurred writing the sector.

Start again with a disk that is not defective.
***
FDPROMPT
Insert Floppy Disks
All PC-Doctor Floppy Disk Diagnostic tests require
that a floppy disk is inserted into all drives
that are specified for testing.

At run time PC-Doctor will determine the disk
characteristics. Any diskette formatted with MS-DOS
can be used.

If destructive tests have been selected, all
information on the test diskette will be erased.

This prompt will not be repeated if you return
from it by pressing Enter or Space Bar!
***
COMPROMPT
Insert COM Loopback Plugs
At least one of the PC-Doctor Serial Port Diagnostic
tests that are specified for execution require an
external loopback plug. Without a loopback plug
the test will fail.

This prompt will not be repeated if you return
from it by pressing Enter or Space Bar!
***
LPTPROMPT
Insert LPT Loopback Plugs
At least one of the PC-Doctor Parallel Port Diagnostic
tests that are specified for execution require an
external loopback plug. Without a loopback plug the
test will fail.

This prompt will not be repeated if you return
from it by pressing Enter or Space Bar!
***
VIEWSEGM
Out Of Memory
The Output Log View function ran out of memory
and can thus not display the log contents.

Contact us with a detailed description of the
circumstances when this error occurred.
***
ERRORPRNOPEN
Error Opening PRN
PC-Doctor failed to open the DOS logical
printer file PRN.

The print function is unavailable.
***
ERRORLOGSAVEFILEOPEN
Error Creating/Opening Log File
PC-Doctor failed to create/open a file to save the log
file into.

Possible causes are:
  - The indicated target drive does not contain a disk
  - The specified drive or path is invalid
***
NOPCDRPDOFOUND
No Test Overlay File Found
PC-Doctor could not find the test overlay file
PCDR.PDO.

An empty PCDR.PDO file will be created in
memory. It will be written to the home directory
of PC-Doctor if any test overlays are saved to it.
***
ERRORREADPCDRPDO
Error Reading Test Overlay
PC-Doctor encountered an error reading the test
overlay file PCDR.PDO.

An empty PCDR.PDO file will be created in
memory. It will be written to the home directory
of PC-Doctor if any test overlays are saved to it.
***
ERRORWRITEPCDRPDO
Error Writing Test Overlay
PC-Doctor encountered an error opening, creating
or writing the test overlay file PCDR.PDO.

No data was saved to disk.

Possible causes are:
  - No diskette in drive
  - Disk Full

Correct the problem and try again.
***
EXTERNAL50HELP
Too Many External Test Files
PC-Doctor can only handle up to 30 external test
files at a time.

If more than 30 .EXE or .COM files are detected,
all those above 30 are skipped.

In this case you must delete some of them to make
sure all can be accessed from within PC-Doctor.

It is possible to add up to 30 external tests to
PC-Doctor. For example manufacturer supplied test
functions could be run using this interface.
***
NOEXTERNALSHELP
No External Tests
PC-Doctor did not detect any .EXE or .COM files.

It is possible to add up to 30 external tests to
PC-Doctor. For example manufacturer supplied test
functions could be run using this interface.
***
LOGOUTOFMEMORY
Out Of Memory Error
PC-Doctor ran out of memory when it tried to allocate
22 KB for an output log.

Remove TSR's and/or device drivers to create more
free memory.
***
TESTLOGOVERWRITEWARNING
File Exists
A file with the same name has been detected in the
target drive/path.

You may choose to append to the end of the file,
overwrite the existing file, or cancel the operation.
***
GETLOGFILENAME
Enter Log File Name
Enter a file or device driver name that will be used
as a target for automatic saving of the log file
when tests are run.

Examples of files: A:THERE.TXT \TEST\LOG.TXT LOG.DOC
Examples of device drivers: PRN COM1 LPT1

You should not enable printing to a device if you
anticipate executing tests that check the interface
to the specified device.
***
TESTLOGNAMEHELP
Enter Log File Name
Enter a file or device name that will be used to
save the PC-Doctor testlog.

Examples of files: A:THERE.TXT \TEST\LOG.TXT LOG.DOC
Examples of device names: PRN COM1 LPT1
***
OVERLAYDESCRIPTION
Enter Test Overlay Description
Enter a up to 37 character description for the test
overlay that will be saved in the indicated location
of the test overlay file.

This description is your only means of identifying
the overlay at a later time.

To erase all test overlays, delete the PCDR.PDO
file in the PC-Doctor home directory.

If you want to cancel the save, press ESC.
***
CPUHELP
CPU And Coprocessor Diagnostics
These diagnostic tests have the purpose of making
sure that the processor and the coprocessor are
in fully operational condition. All registers will
be tested along with most CPU, and all coprocessor
commands.
***
MEMORYHELP
Memory Diagnostics
These tests check the reliability of base, extended
expanded and UMB (Upper Memory Block) RAM memory.
Three basic types of tests are available:
  - Pattern Tests: test 18 critical patterns
  - Address Tests: test Chips Select signals
  - Bus Throughput: test for random signal noise
    on the system bus
Pattern and Address Tests can be run as Fast,
Medium or Heavy. Fast tests exercise each memory
unit 1 time, Medium 10 times, Heavy 20 times.

Microsoft Windows Memory Paging will affect the
physical memory that is tested by the extended
memory tests.
***
SYSTEMBOARDHELP
System Board Diagnostics
These tests check the functionality of
traditional motherboard components.

Microsoft Windows prevents DMA testing.
***
VIDEOHELP
Video Adapter Diagnostics
These tests check the correct operation of the
video adapter. Memory and Page tests will be
executed in all video modes that are permissible.
VESA Super-VGA modes are automatically identified
and tested for. VGA Controller registers are
tested for proper function during memory writes
and reads. Color-DAC is tested for the VGA
standard 6 bits for each register (262144 colors).
***
COMHELP
Serial Port Diagnostics
These tests check the correct operation of the
serial ports. The first test checks the function
of each register bit and serial interrupts.
Local and external loopback will test locally
and externally the transmission and receive for
96 characters, and the functionality of signal
lines. FIFO buffer testing will check the buffers
of 16550A serial port chips, which have dual 16
character buffers for received and transmitted
data.
***
LPTHELP
Parallel Port Diagnostics
These tests check the correct operation of
the serial ports. First registers are tested
for correct operation. The second test will
use an external loop-back plug to check
signals.
***
HDHELP
Fixed Disk Diagnostics
These tests check the correct operation of the
fixed disk(s). None of the tests will write to
the disk in order to prevent accidental
destruction of hard disk data.
***
FDHELP
Floppy Disk Diagnostics
These tests check the correct operation of the
floppy disk drive(s). For proper function a
pre-formatted disk should be placed in the
drive. The tests will automatically adjust to
the media capacity of the diskette (320, 360,
720, 1200, 1440 KB capacities).

THE TWO LAST TESTS OVERWRITE DATA ON THE DISK!
***
MISCTESTHELP
Miscellaneous System Diagnostics
These tests check the correct operation of the
Keyboard, SoundBlaster, CAS compliant fax- and
modem-cards, and Stacker device driver and
coprocessor.

Microsoft Windows prevents keyboard testing.

(Stacker is Trademark of Stac Electronics)
***
REBOOTHELP
Coldboot
You can exit PC-Doctor by performing a cold-boot. This means
that your computer will react as if it was just turned on.

This is a useful feature if you made changes to the CMOS RAM
setup. Those changes only take effect after you have rebooted
the computer.

NOTE:  WE SUGGEST THAT YOU NEVER PERFORM A COLDBOOT WHILE
       MICROSOFT WINDOWS IS ACTIVE.
***
REBOOTCANCEL
Coldboot Cancelled
An error occurred flushing disk caches.
For safety, the coldboot was cancelled.
***
RBH2
Select Lines?
PC-Doctor Remote allows you to select which lines in
the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are going to be
processed during the reboot. Press Y if you want to
specify which lines to process. Press N if you want to
go ahead with the normal contents of the files. Press
the ESC key if you would like to abort the reboot
procedure.
***
PARKCANCEL
Fixed Disk Parking Cancelled
An error was detected while parking the
fixed disk heads and/or flushing disk caches.
The fixed disk heads are not parked. It is
not safe to turn off the computer.
***
NOSIGFILEFORCRC
Signature File Not Found
PC-Doctor could not find the signature
file PCDR.SIG. This file is essential
in protection against computer
viruses and user registration.
PC-Doctor will not run without the
signature file.
***
NOFILEFORCRC
Could Not Open Program File
PC-Doctor could not find the main program
file for a computer virus check. Due to
the dangers involved with computer viruses
PC-Doctor will not run if it is not able
to make a virus check.
***
VIRUSCHKINTERRUPTED
Virus Check Aborted
Virus check was interrupted by the user.
Even though it is possible to abort virus
checking, we suggest that you scan
regularly for computer viruses.
***
ENTERNUMBERHELP
Number Entry
Please enter a number in the range specified. You
can identify a hexadecimal (base 16) number with
the letter H by adding it immediately after the
number. Otherwise decimal (base 10) is assumed.
Press ENTER to accept the new value.
If you do not wish to make a change,
press ESC to cancel.
***
MEMRANGESETHELP
Memory Test Ranges
This menu allows you to set minimum and
maximum limits for memory testing. The Max/Min
Limit column has the lowest and highest possible
values that can be specified. Use the cursor
up/down keys to move the cursor to the desired
entry. To change a value, press F2. To set default
parameters, press F5. Press ENTER to accept the
data in the window, or ESC to exit and cancel all
changes.

Numbers are represented in hexadecimal and
decimal form. Hexadecimal (base 16) numbers are
identified by the letter H. The values represent
the lowest allocation resolution possible, which
is 16 bytes for base memory, 1 KB for extended,
16 KB for expanded and 16 bytes for UMB memory.
***
COMPORTSETUPHELP
Serial Port Test Setup
This menu allows you to define serial port parameters
for testing. Each serial port must be identified by
a base address and an IRQ number. Default values are
read from the BIOS data segment. To change a value,
press F2. To set default parameters, press F5. Press
ENTER to accept the data in the window, or ESC to
exit and cancel all changes.

In most cases you will not need to change the
default settings, unless your serial port's IRQ numbers
do not follow the standard 4-3-4-3 series, or you
have more than 4 ports installed in your system.
***
LPTPORTSETUPHELP
Parallel Port Test Setup
This menu allows you to define parallel port parameters
for testing. Each parallel port must be identified by
a base address and an IRQ number. Default values are
read from the BIOS data segment. To change a value,
press F2. To set default parameters, press F5. Press
ENTER to accept the data in the window, or ESC to
exit and cancel all changes.
***
EXTERNALRUNERR
External Test Error
A DOS error was detected while PC-Doctor
tried to execute the specified external test.

The cause for this error could be:
  - not enough memory to load the test or shell
  - the external program returned with an error
    code
***
NOVGAFORINTER
No VGA Installed
There is no VGA adapter available. It is not
possible to run any of these tests without a
VGA card.
***
INTERVGAHELP
Interactive VGA Testing
These functions will demonstrate and test some of
key VGA capabilities.

Possible tests are:
  - Horizontal Pan, VGA's 8 pixel horizontal pan
  - Vertical Pan, VGA's 16 pixel vertical pan
  - Display Start Address, VGA's display memory
    offset register test
  - Split Screen, VGA's 2-in-1 screen test
  - Split Screen With Horizontal Pan, VGA's
    2-in-1 screen test with simultaneous horizontal
    panning.
  - 512 Display Characters, activates 512 character
    mode and selects 8x16 and 8x8 character sets for
    display.
***
INTERKBDLEDPC
LED Test Attempted On A PC/XT
The PC/XT standard does not allow for testing of the
keyboard LEDs.
***
KBDREPTIMOHELP
Keyboard Repeat Test Timeout
The keyboard repeat test has been aborted due to
the 20 second timeout. If you did press any key
for more than 2 seconds, your keyboard repeat is
defective.
***
KBDREPPASSED
Keyboard Repeat Test Passed
The keyboard repeat test was passed and no errors
were detected.
***
HDSCANCHOICE
Select Fixed Disk For Surface Scan
Please select one of the displayed fixed disk
drives for surface scan. Only those drives
will be shown that are identified by the system
BIOS. If an installed drive is not visible,
make sure that its device driver is properly
setup. Remember that some SCSI devices will not
be accessible as BIOS devices, even though they
create a logical DOS drive.
***
HDSCANNODRIVES
No Fixed Disks Installed
The system BIOS indicates that no fixed disk
drives are present. Only those drives will
be shown that are identified by the system
BIOS. If an installed drive is not visible,
make sure that its device driver is properly
setup. Remember that some SCSI devices will not
be accessible as BIOS devices, even though they
create a logical DOS drive.
***
BENCHMARKSELECT
Select Benchmark Tests For Execution
This menu allows you to specify which benchmark
tests will be run. Those tests that have a
check mark (√) in front of them, are selected.
To flip the status of a test, press ENTER. To
run the specified benchmark tests, press F5.
***
NONULDEVICE
No NUL Device Detected
The first MS-DOS device driver is the NUL device.
PC-Doctor was not able to locate it and thus can
not display a list of installed device drivers.

You may have an incompatible version of MS-DOS
installed. Please contact us with a description
of your system.
***
COULDNOTFINDMCB
First MCB Not Found
PC-Doctor could not find the location of the first
Memory Control Block (MCB) and thus can not show
the contents of system memory.

You may have an incompatible version of MS-DOS
installed. Please contact us with a description
of your system.
***
ERRORPARKING
Fixed Disk Park Error
An error was detected while PC-Doctor tried to
park the fixed disk read/write heads. The
fixed disk drive heads are not parked. It is
not safe to turn off the computer.
***
TANDY1000
Tandy 1000 Detected
Due to BIOS level incompatibilities between Tandy 1000 and
the ISA Standard we are unable to provide this function on
this PC. If you have received this message in error, i.e.
on a PC other than a Tandy 1000 (or series 1000), please
contact Watergate Software.
***
DOSSHELLERROR
DOS Shell Error
A DOS error was detected while attempting to
activate a DOS shell. Possible causes are:
  - not enough memory
  - wrong diskette is in the drive
  - the last command attempted in DOS failed
  - the last program that was run in DOS
    returned a fail-code
***
DOSSHELL
DOS Shell
This DOS Shell can be used to run DOS programs
and edit DOS data in ways that is not possible
using the built in functions of PC-Doctor. The
only limit is the available free memory, which
is limited by the size of PC-Doctor. This Shell
used the default DOS shell defined by the
environment variable "COMSPEC", or if it does
not exist, the MS-DOS default shell "COMMAND".
***
CMOSSETUPHELP
CMOS Setup
This menu allows you to change the contents
of the CMOS RAM. Any changes become valid
immediately. To change an entry, select it
using the cursor keys and ENTER. You can
also load and save CMOS RAM setups from and
to a file. We suggest that you save CMOS
setups to floppy disks only, because an
invalid fixed disk type number will make the
drive inaccessible. To exit this menu, press
the ESC key.
***
CMOSHDSETHELP
Fixed Disk Type
This menu allows you to select a fixed disk
drive type. If your BIOS includes a CMOS RAM
setup program, we suggest that you use it
to change fixed disk types. PC-Doctor can
only show those drive types it located in the
BIOS ROM. Custom drive type setup is not
supported due to the wide variety of standards.
***
BASERAMCMOSSET
Base Memory Size
This window allows you to select the amount
of base memory that is installed in your
system. The most frequent values are 512
and 640. Even though PC-Doctor allows you
to specify sizes up to 1024 (KB) to support
some non-standard systems, you should never
cross the 640 limit set by the PC and PC/AT
standards. You can use the PageUp/Down keys
to jump in blocks of 16.
***
EXTRAMCMOSSET
Extended Memory Size
This window allows you to select the amount
of extended memory that is installed in your
system. You can use PageUp/Down and Control-
PageUp/Down to jump in blocks of 16 and 128.
The maximum value is 65535 (KB)
***
CMOSIMAGECHOICEHELP
Select CMOS Image
This menu allows you to specify the file
to or from which the current CMOS data will
be saved or loaded. If loading CMOS RAM data,
please keep in mind that it is not possible
to undo the operation. Press ESC to cancel
and return to the previous menu.
***
USERREGISTRATION
Confirm User Information
This menu allows you to make corrections to
your user information. To accept the data as
displayed, please select the first choice.
To change an entry, select the appropriate
choice. If you would like to exit PC-Doctor
without saving any of the information, select
the last choice. The only entry that can be
left blank is Company Name.
***
SETDOSTIME
Set DOS Time
If you would like to have the current DOS time
set to the same time as the Real Time Clock (RTC),
press Y for Yes.
***
SETDOSDATE
Set DOS Time
If you would like to have the current DOS date
set to the same date as the Real Time Clock (RTC),
press Y for Yes.
***
CMOSIMAGEOVERWRITE
CMOS Image Overwrite Warning
There is a file with the same name as the one
that you specified. If you would like to overwrite
the old file (i.e. destroy its contents), press
Y for Yes.
***
NOCMOSRAM
No CMOS RAM Detected
CMOS RAM can be setup on PC/AT systems only. If you
have a PC/XT with CMOS RAM, please refer to the
manufacturers add-on-programs for more information.
PC-Doctor can only setup PC/AT standard CMOS RAM.
***
INVALIDCMOSCRC
Invalid CMOS Checksum
The CMOS RAM Checksum that PC-Doctor calculated
does not match the stored checksum. This may be
an indication of battery failure, or the system
BIOS uses a non-standard checksum calculation
method. If you are certain that battery failure
is not the cause, we suggest that you exit the
CMOS RAM Setup without making any changes in
the contents of the CMOS RAM.
***
CMOSHDTYPE15
Type 15 Reserved
The fixed disk type number 15 is reserved. It
can not be used. It is only displayed to make
a complete listing of all drive types that
were detected. Please select another drive
type or press ESC in the selection menu to
cancel the change of the fixed disk type.
***
CMOS50HELP
CMOS Image Limit Reached
Only up to 50 CMOS RAM images can be handled
by PC-Doctor (extension .PDC). Only the first
50 files in the PC-Doctor directory have been
detected. To gain access to the remaining files,
Delete some unused files or move them temporarily
to another directory.
***
NOCMOSIMAGESHELP
No CMOS Images
No saved CMOS RAM image files were detected
(extension .PDC). You may not have saved any
CMOS images, or the files are in a wrong
directory. PC-Doctor can only detect files
that are stored in its home directory.
***
CMOSIMAGELOADED
CMOS Image Loaded
The indicated CMOS image file has been
successfully loaded into CMOS RAM.
***
CMOSIMAGELOADERROR
CMOS Image Load Error
An error was detected while loading the
indicated CMOS image file into CMOS RAM.
The contents of CMOS RAM have not been
changed.
***
EXP
Evaluation Unit Expired
This evaluation unit has expired.

Contact WaterGate Software for more information:

  WaterGate Software, Inc.
  2000 Powell St. Suite 1200
  Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
  Tel: [phone]         Fax: [phone]

In Europe, contact:

  Portrade International Oy   HSP Pohl
  Kuusikallionkuja 3A         Frankfurter Strasse 672
  02210 Espoo                 5000 Köln 90
  Finland                     Germany
  Tel: [phone]       Tel: [phone]
  Fax: [phone]       Fax: [phone]

To exit to DOS, press Space Bar or ESC.
***
EXPACER
Program Expired
This program has expired.

Contact Acer to obtain the latest version.

To purchase an upgrade to a PC-Doctor that
will work on all PC computers, contact:

  WaterGate Software, Inc.
  2000 Powell St. Suite 1200
  Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
  Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

To exit to DOS, press Space Bar or ESC.
***
EXPACER2
Program Expired
This program has expired and will function
for two more weeks only!

Contact Acer to obtain the latest version.

To purchase an upgrade to a PC-Doctor that
will work on all PC computers, contact:

  WaterGate Software, Inc.
  2000 Powell St. Suite 1200
  Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
  Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
***
END
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***
EVA
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Thank you for taking the time to take a look at the next
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***
CMOSIMAGESAVEDOK
CMOS Image Saved
CMOS RAM contents have been successfully
saved to the indicated CMOS image file.
***
CMOSIMAGESAVEERROR
CMOS Image Save Error
An error was detected while saving the
CMOS RAM contents to the indicated CMOS
image file.
***
MAXLOADOUTOFMEMORY
Out Of Memory
The Maximum System Load Test ran out of
memory while trying to allocate a 16 KB
block of temporary data storage.

Remove some TSRs and/or device drivers
to create more free memory.
***
MAXSYSLOADDONE
Maximum System Load Test Done
The Maximum System Load Test has been
completed. Please run all diagnostic
tests to insure that system components
are still in working condition.
***
MAXSYSLOADABORT
Maximum System Load Test Aborted
The Maximum System Load Test has been
aborted. If you want to make sure that
the system is still fully operational,
run all regular system diagnostic tests.
***
NOSIGFILEFORUSERDATA
Signature File Not Found
PC-Doctor could not find the signature
file PCDR.SIG. This file is essential
in protection against computer viruses
and user registration. PC-Doctor will
not run without the signature file.
***
INVALIDSERIAL
Incorrect Serial Number
The serial number that you entered is incorrect.
Please type the serial number exactly as it is
printed on the label of your distribution diskette.
***
ERROROPENINGSIG
Error Opening Signature File
Could not open the PC-Doctor signature file
PCDR.SIG for writing. The user registration
information can not be saved. PC-Doctor will
exit. Correct the problem and run PC-Doctor
again.
***
ERRORWRITINGTOSIG
Error Writing Signature File
Could not write the PC-Doctor signature file
PCDR.SIG. The user registration information
can not be saved. PC-Doctor will exit. Correct
the problem and run PC-Doctor again.
***
CMOSSAVEFILENAME
CMOS Image File Name
Enter a name for the CMOS image file that
you want to create. PC-Doctor shows a
suggested standard filename in the form
CMOSxxxx.PDC, where xxxx is a 0-padded
4 digit serial number. If you choose to
create your own filename, please remember
to include the extension .PDC. Otherwise
PC-Doctor will not be able to find the
file for loading. Press ESC to cancel
CMOS RAM saving.
***
CMOSSAVECOMMENT
CMOS Image Comment
Enter a comment line for the CMOS image
file that you want to create. This
comment will be displayed when you
loading CMOS images. Maximum length
for the comment is 70 characters. Press
ESC to cancel CMOS RAM save.
***
USERNAMEENTRY
REGISTRATION: User Name
Enter your name or the name of the
primary user of this copy of PC-Doctor.
The name will be permanently stored to
indicate ownership. You must enter a
name in this field.
***
USERCOMPANYENTRY
REGISTRATION: Company Name
Enter the name of your company or that
of the primary user of this copy of
PC-Doctor. The name will be permanently
stored to indicate ownership. You may
choose to leave this field blank.
***
USERSERIALENTRY
REGISTRATION: Serial Number
Enter the serial number of PC-Doctor that
is printed on the distribution diskettes.
This serial number will be permanently
stored to indicate ownership. You must
enter the serial number printed on the
diskette.
***
EDITORFILECHANGED
Editor File Changed Warning
The changes to the current file have not
been saved. If you want to save them to
the specified file, press Y for Yes.
***
EDITORFILEREADOPEN
Error Opening File For Reading
An error was detected when PC-Doctor tried
to open the indicated file for reading.
The file may not exist or there may be a
problem with the drive.
***
EDITORFILEREAD
Error Reading File
An error was detected when PC-Doctor tried
to read the indicated file. The source of
the error could be an invalid filename or
the specified file may not exist.
***
EDITORLARGEFILE
File Is Too Large
The indicated file is larger than the Editor
allows. The limit is 32000 bytes or 4000 lines,
whichever is met first.
***
EDITORNEWLINE65000
File Is Too Large
The current file is at the limit of the size that
the Editor allows. Maximum file size is 32000 bytes.
***
EDITORNEWLINEOVERFLOW
File Has Too Many Lines
The current file is at the limit of the size that
the Editor allows. Maximum file size is 4000 lines.
***
EDITORLINETOOLONGADD
Line Is Too Long
The current line is too long. The maximum line
length is 256 characters.
***
EDITORCOMBINETOOLONGLINE
Line Is Too Long
The current line is too long. The maximum line
length is 256 characters.
***
EDITORERRORSAVINGOPEN
Error Opening File For Saving
PC-Doctor encountered an error when it tried to
open the indicated file for saving. The file
was not saved.
***
EDITORERRORSAVING
Error Writing To File
PC-Doctor encountered an error when it tried to
write to the indicated file. The file was not
saved.
***
EDITORPRNOPENERROR
Error Opening PRN
PC-Doctor encountered an error when it tried to
open the printer file PRN.
***
EDITORERRORPRINTING
Error Printing
PC-Doctor encountered an error when it tried to
print the current file.
***
EDITOROUTOFMEMORY
Out Of Memory
PC-Doctor could not allocate 40 KB of RAM that
it needs for the Editor. Editor can not be run.
***
EDITORPROMPTFILENAME
Enter Filename
Please enter the filename that will be used for
loading/saving. The filename may contain a path.
If no path is specified, the directory that was
active when PC-Doctor was run will be selected.
***
VIEWFILEOUTOFMEM
Out Of Memory
PC-Doctor could not allocate enough
memory for the file viewer.
***
VIEWFILENOTFOUND
File Not Found
PC-Doctor file viewer could not find the
requested file.
***
ERRORREADINGVIEWFILE
Error Reading File
PC-Doctor file viewer encountered an error
while it was reading the requested file.
***
FILEVIEW
Viewing File
This is the PC-Doctor file viewer.
Use the cursor control keys to move
in the file. Press ESC to exit.
***
NOMOUSEDRIVER
No Mouse Driver
PC-Doctor did not detect a mouse driver.
Even though a mouse may be connected to
the computer, a driver must be installed
for it to be recognized.
***
EDITOROPTIONSHELP
Editor Options
This menu allows you to load, save, create
and print Editor files.
***
MAXSLEN
System Load Test Length
Select a time-limit for the maximum system
load test. Proper procedure requires that
at the conclusion of the test you also
execute all regular diagnostic tests to
make sure no undetected errors developed
during the Maximum System Load Test.
***
SELECTOEMDIAG
Diagnostic Test Selection
This menu selects the diagnostic tests that
will be run. Press ENTER or SPACE to switch
the status of an individual test. Tests that
say "√" are executed. Tests that are marked
by a line of dots are not available in the
current computer configuration. Press F5
when you are ready to run the selected
tests.  If you selected floppy disk testing,
you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk
into the drives that are to be tested.

Press ESC to exit back to the main menu.
***
FDPROMPT2
Insert Floppy Disks
All PC-Doctor Floppy Disk Diagnostic tests require
that a floppy disk is inserted into all drives
that are specified for testing.

At run time PC-Doctor will determine the disk
characteristics. Any diskette formatted with MS-DOS
can be used.
***
FSGETFILENAME
File Selection Menu
This screen allows you to select a file for loading
or saving. Files can be selected in one of two ways.
An existing file can be pointed to with the cursor
keys; if needed pressing ENTER to change directories
or the current drive (directories and drive letters
are in brackets [ ]). To specify a file in the
current directory, press TAB to switch to the entry
field on the right and enter the name as you would
like it to be used. You can go back to the directory
list by pressing TAB for a second time. Press ESC
to cancel the operation.
***
RESUMEHELP
Resume Testing Prompt
You can resume a previous test run (F5 activated)
if it was aborted prior to proper termination. If
you answer 'Y' for Yes, the previous run will
continue. If you answer 'N' for No, testing will
be restarted from the beginning.
***
PRINTERTEST
Printer Test
You can test your printer control codes and
basic capabilities with this interactive test.
A special test page will be printed that
demonstrates printer functions and quickly
illustrates potential faults.
***
TERMINAL
Serial Terminal
PC-Doctor includes a simple terminal program for
debugging modems and serial connections. This
terminal does not support any terminal standards
such as ANSI. The transmission rate is set prior
to entry into the terminal mode. Other settings are
permanently 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no parity.
The terminal is exited with the ESC key.
***
TERMINALCOM
Serial Port Selection
PC-Doctor can use any of the standard serial ports
defined by the BIOS (COM1-COM4). Please select the
port you wish to use. Press ESC to exit.
***
TERMINALBPS
Serial Port Speed Selection
You must specify the speed that will be used for
serial port communications. Other communications
parameters are permanently set to 8 data bits,
1 stop bit and no parity. Press ESC to go back
to the previous menu.
***
REMTYP
Connection Type
Select the way in which you want to go on-line:

  - Wait for call, wait until someone calls the
    modem and go on-line then.
  - Go on-line now, instruct the modem to turn
    itself on and go on-line.
  - Go on-line without modem instructions, i.e.
    force PC-Doctor to dispense sending any
    commands to the modem and go on-line right
    away. Use this for null-modem cables etc.

Press ESC to abort.
***
NOHDTABLE
No Fixed Disk Type Table
PC-Doctor could not locate the fixed disk drive
type table in the BIOS ROM. Because of this it
is not possible to display drive characteristics
for each listed drive type. Instead the drive
types are identified by number only. Check your
manufacturers documentation for valid drive
types and their definitions.
***
SHOWSYSTINT
List Software Interrupts
This function lists all software interrupt vectors
and where these point to. Software interrupts are
those that can be activated in programs with the
INT command. Software interrupts 8-FH and 70H-77H
can also be executed by hardware interrupts known
as IRQ's.
***
MEMDUMP
Memory Debugger
This utility produces a memory dump in either
hexa-decimal, decimal or ASCII form. This can
be used to display memory locations and track
errors.
***
HEXDUMPER
Memory Debugger
You are now in PC-Doctor's Memory Debug utility.
You can view memory contents in two numeric
formats and as ASCII data. Furthermore you can
change the size of numbers to Byte, Word or
Dword (4 bytes). Memory addresses are listed in
20-bit absolute format.

Use the cursor keys to change memory address.
Press ESC to exit.
***
HEXDUMPGOTO
Goto Memory Location
Enter a new memory address. Use either decimal or
hexa-decimal numbers. If you use hex, remember to
add an 'H' at the end of the string.

Press ESC to cancel.
***
HEXDUMPSEARCH
Search String
Enter a search string that will be used to locate
data in memory. The search is case sensitive,
thus a search key "Case" would not find a string
like "CASE". Only the first 64 kilobytes from the
current memory location will be scanned for
matches. To extend the search, move the current
address forward by 64 KB and search again.

Press ESC to cancel.
***
HEXDUMPSEARCH2
String Not Found
The search did not find any matches to the key
that you entered. The search is case sensitive,
thus you may want to check the exact form of
your search string. The search also covers just
64 KB of memory, i.e. you must change the
current address to scan beyond that boundary.
***
NOPCDRSTR
Error Handling PCDR.STR File
An error was detected opening, reading or
assigning memory for the PCDR.STR file.

PC-Doctor stores most of its text strings into a
file titled PCDR.STR. This file must be readily
accessible to PC-Doctor in the same directory as
PCDR.EXE.

PC-Doctor can not run unless PCDR.STR is loaded!
***
BRD
Battery Rundown
This utility uses a special test to run down the
battery in a laptop in a quick and efficient
manner. All parts of the system will be run in
parallel to ensure maximum battery power usage.
PC-Doctor will also log the time it has run the
Battery Rundown function, so that you can later
determine how long your battery lasted.
***
BRDTN
Battery Time Not Valid
PC-Doctor stores the length of the last Battery
Rundown test in the RTC clock in the memory
location assigned for the RTC Alarm function.
PC-Doctor uses a special signature byte to
indicate a valid Battery Rundown time. This
signature byte was incorrect. Probably some
program or the BIOS has overwritten the ending
time of the Battery Rundown test.
***
BRDM
Battery Rundown
Select one of the two choices:

- Run the Battery Rundown function
- Show the execution time of the last Battery Rundown
***
BRDA
RTC Alarm Active
The Battery Rundown function uses the RTC clock's
Alarm Time to keep track of the length of the
Battery Rundown. In your system the RTC clock's
Alarm Time is active, and thus PC-Doctor can't
access those registers. Unload the application is
using the RTC Clock Alarm or turn off the Alarm
Function in your BIOS (if you have such a function
available).
***
BRDR
Battery Rundown Time
This is the time that the last Battery Rundown test
ran. Please note, that there is a minor chance that
the information shown in this screen could be false.
This is possible if you haven't run the Battery
Rundown test on this machine before and if you have
at some point used the RTC Alarm functionality in
this machine.
***
IDEDATA
IDE Drive Data
This function displays information about a standard
IDE drive. Shown data includes drive parameters,
translation, model&version numbers and drive name.

The data is read from the drive directly with a
command that may not be supported with all IDE
drives. This function does not work under OS/2 or
Microsoft Windows.
***
NWINFO
Network Information
This function displays either:

  - NETBIOS statistics information, or
  - network adapter configuration information

NETBIOS information is shown if PC-Doctor finds
an active NETBIOS driver. Network adapter info
is only available if no network drivers can be
found, and PC-Doctor directly supports the card
that is installed in the system.
***
ADDRSCAN
Base Address Scanner
This function displays available base addresses in
a system. Some motherboards allow for PC-Doctor to
scan for free memory addresses in both the I/O and
1 MB Base memory range. If your motherboard DOES
NOT SUPPORT this feature, all memory locations in
both I/O and Base Memory will be marked "In Use".

NOTE: Some hastily designed expansion cards may
      cause this function to fail. If this is the
      case in your system, please contact WaterGate
      Software so that we can include support for
      the card.
***
SCSIDEV
SCSI Devices
This function displays information about installed
SCSI devices on all SCSI buses. PC-Doctor requires
that either the CAM or ASPI SCSI interfaces are
loaded.
***
NOSCSI
No SCSI Detected
PC-Doctor did not find an ASPI or CAM device driver.
If you have a SCSI card, install the appropriate
device driver and try again.
***
SELECTSCSI
Select SCSI Bus
PC-Doctor detected more than 1 SCSI bus. Please
select the bus that you would like to work with.
Press ESC to return to exit.
***
UPTO3SCSI
SCSI Bus Limit
PC-Doctor can only work with up to three SCSI
buses in parallel. The remaining ones are
ignored.
***
NOSCSIDEVS
No SCSI Devices
PC-Doctor could not find any SCSI devices on the
selected SCSI bus. If you do have devices other
than the host adapter attached to the bus, make
sure that the SCSI ID's are unique for each
device. Assigning one SCSI ID to two devices is
the most commong source of SCSI bus problems.
***
SELSCSIDEV
Select SCSI Device
Select the SCSI device that you would like to
work with. Press ESC to exit.
***
SELSCSICMD
Select SCSI Command
Select the SCSI command that you would like to
execute. Press ESC to exit.
***
SCSIDONE
Command Complete
PC-Doctor has sent the desired command and waited
for the command resolution. If the device indicated
an error, the status is FAILED. Commands such as
INQUIRY return data that is listed in hexa-decimal
and ASCII form.
***
SCSITEST
SCSI Testing
This selection provides testing facilities for
SCSI commands that can be sent to various SCSI
devices. PC-Doctor requires that a CAM or ASPI
device driver is loaded.
***
REPCE
Repetition Count
Please enter the desired repetition count. It can
be a number from 1 to 9999. Press ESC to cancel.
***
REPCER
Repetition Count
Repetition counts must be in the range from 1 to
9999. Press ESC to cancel.
***
OPTMH
Test Options
Through this menu you can select parameters for
testing. For example, "Halt On Errors" allows
you to specify that testing will be halted if
errors are detected. "Pass Count" allows you to
specify how many times tests are repeated.

Press ESC to exit this menu.
***
FDWH
DESTRUCTIVE Diskette Test
PC-Doctor contains two DESTRUCTIVE Floppy Disk
Write Tests. These tests can be run as part of
the diskette testing. If you enable destructive
floppy disk testing using this menu, all the
contents of your test diskette will be
overwritten with test data.

Press ESC to cancel change. ENTER to select.
***
DFTH
Destructive Testing Selected

              *** WARNING ***

You have enabled destructive floppy disk testing.
All data on the diskettes in the selected drives
will be overwritten with test patterns.

If you do not want to proceed with DESTRUCTIVE
floppy drive testing, press the ESC or 'N'-key.
To go ahead with the testing, press the 'Y'-key.
***
WTW
WRITE TEST SELECTED
                     *** WARNING ***
These write tests will attempt to preserve sector contents by
first reading the original contents and at the end of testing
by restoring that data. HOWEVER, an unexpected system reset or
power outage that prevents restoring the original sector
contents can cause permanent data loss to the sector that is
being tested! This data loss could disabled access to all the
information on the hard disk drive. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
***
HEH
Halt On Errors
By default, PC-Doctor will continue testing
even if errors are detected. By enabling the
Halt On Errors -state, you can instruct
PC-Doctor to pause testing if it encounters
errors during testing.

Press ESC to cancel change. ENTER to select.
***
ELSH
External Loopback
Usually PC-Doctor runs an internal test of
your serial and parallel ports only. However,
if you have an external wrap plug, you can
instruct PC-Doctor to also make an external
loopback test. Specify the type of your wrap
plug here. An incorrect wrap plug setting is
likely to generate error messages even if the
port is working correctly. PC-Doctor's on-line
manual contains the wrap plug definitions in
Chapter 8.

Press ESC to cancel change. ENTER to select.
***
HDTT
Hard Disk Scan Type
You can select one of the following types of scans:
-Read Test: Reads sector data only (fast)
-Write/Verify: Writes sector data and uses the Verify command
 to make sure the sector data is readable. (slower)
-Write/Read: Writes sector data and uses the Read command to
 read back all written data, and make sure that the data came
 back correctly. (slowest)

                    *** WARNING ***
The Write tests will attempt to preserve sector contents by
first reading the original contents and at the end of testing
by restoring that data. HOWEVER, an unexpected system reset or
power outage that prevents restoring the original sector
contents can cause permanent data loss to the sector that is
being tested!
***
NOCDR
No CD-ROM Detected
PC-Doctor could not detect the CD-ROM drive. This
could be because the CD-ROM device driver or the
Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX) has not been
loaded. PC-Doctor uses MSCDEX and the CD-ROM
device driver to access the CD-ROM drive.
***
SELCDT
Select CD-ROM Test
This menu allows you to select which test will
be performed on your CD-ROM drive. To test the
full functionality of your CD-ROM drive, we
suggest that you run through all tests in the
order that they are in this menu.

Press ESC to exit.
***
CDTEST
CD-ROM Test
This selection provides tests for the CD-ROM drive.
The testing is performed using the functionality of
the Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX.EXE) and
the CD-ROM device driver. If these are not loaded,
PC-Doctor will not recognize your CD-ROM drive.
***
CDRRES
CD-ROM Reset Failed
This test is performed by running a CD-ROM device
driver command that resets the CD-ROM Drive. Some
device drivers will fail the reset if no CD-ROM
disk is in the drive. To make sure this is not
the case, make sure that there is a CD-ROM disk
in the drive and try this test again. The drive
is likely to have a problem only if it fails this
test continuously.
***
CDROPCL
CD-ROM Tray Open/Close
The CD-ROM Device Driver allows PC-Doctor to send
commands to the CD-ROM that will open and close
the disk tray of the CD-ROM via software control.

This functionality is not implemented in all
CD-ROM drives. And even if the function is
supported by the drive, the CD-ROM device driver
must also support it.

If nothing happens after issuing a command, the
drive does probably not support that function.

Press ESC to exit.
***
CDRINS
CD-ROM Test Disk
Please insert a CD-ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.
This disk will be used for testing the drive. If
the disk has surface defects, these might cause
PC-Doctor to report errors. For best results you
should repeat testing with a different CD-ROM disk
if you encounter any errors during testing. Only
if errors occur in identical locations in the same
way, is there reason to suspect that the drive is
faulty.
***
CDRNOCD
No CD-ROM Disk Detected
PC-Doctor could not detect a CD-ROM test disk in
the drive. You might get this error message by
mistake, because some CD-ROM device drivers do
not immediately identify a freshly inserted
CD-ROM disk and might indicate to PC-Doctor that
no disk is present even though one is there. If
this is the case, you should try to run this
function again and no more problems should
exist.
***
CDRSP
Speed Factor Selection
PC-Doctor allows you to specify a speed-up factor
that makes CD-ROM testing faster. This is needed
because reading all the information from regular
CD-ROM drives might take up to one hour (if the
speed factor is set to 1). At the highest speed
(speed factor 10), testing will only take 1/10th
of the time it would take with speed factor 1.
Usually making testing faster will not impact the
accuracy of CD-ROM drive testing. However, if you
want to make a thorough test of your drive,
select speed factor 1. Default speed is 5.

Press ESC to abort testing.
***
CDC
Cache Control
PC-Doctor will by default disable the CPU internal
and external caches during memory testing. However,
you can change this behavior so that the cache is
always left turned on, or that the cache alternates
between on and off. In the alternating mode you have
to set the pass count (number of repetitions) to
something higher than 1. Then every odd numbered
repetition (1, 3, etc.) will be executed with cache
disabled and even numbered ones will be run with the
cache enabled.
***
TSPRT
Tech Support Form
This selection allows you to quickly create a report
that contains your contact information, a brief
description of a problem, and system information that
is gathered by PC-Doctor.
***
CDE
Customer Information
Please enter your contact information and a short
description of your problem. You can use the cursor
keys, TAB and ENTER to change fields. Use the
backspace key to delete incorrectly entered data.
When you are ready to continue, press the F5 key.
Press ESC to abort.
***
TSPHLP
Information Attachments
Select which of the standard Hardware Information
choices you would like to attach to this report.
We suggest that you include all if only possible.
When you are ready to continue, press the F5 key.
Press ESC to abort.
***
REMOTE
Remote Mode Control
This selection will enable and disable a remote
connection. If you are not on-line, selecting
this choice will open a connection menu. If you
are already on-line, this selection will allow
you to go off-line without exiting PC-Doctor.
***
REMTYP2
Connection Menu
Please, either select the way the connection will
be established, or change the connection setup.
The current serial port and speed setting are
visible in the title-line of this menu. Some modems
may require special initialization strings so that
they will operate correctly. You can set these
strings in the setup menu.

Press ESC to abort.
***
REMT3
Remote Connection Setup
This menu allows you to set the serial port, interrupt
and baud rate that will be used for establishing the
remote mode. Some modems may also require a special
initialization string (such as AT&B1&M4 on US Robotics
modems), which you can also change.
***
RLCDEI
Is LCD Switching Required?
If the current system is a laptop with either a
Cirrus Logic or Chips&Technologies video BIOS,
and the laptop is connected to an external
monitor, PC-Doctor can automatically execute all
video tests using the LCD screen, video monitor,
and simulscan. To activate this special mode,
answer 'Y' to this question.
***
LCDH
LCD Switching Not Available
On selected laptops PC-Doctor allows to switch the video
display between the built-in LCD screen, an external
monitor, and simultaneous scan. The current system is
either not a laptop, or the VGA chip/VGA BIOS are not
part of the list of chip/BIOS combinations on which
PC-Doctor knows how to switch the display.
***
LCDMH
LCD Switching Menu
Select the display choice that you would like to activate.
Please remember that if your system is not a laptop, these
functions will not have any effect. Also, if you do not
have an external monitor, but switch to it, you might not
be able to switch back to the LCD screen.

Note: Some VGA chips do not support the simultaneous video
scan. If yours does not, the display will not switch to
SimulScan mode.
***
SPTEST
Stereo Speaker Test
This function allows you to determine if the stereo
functionality of your sound card is working correctly.
This test requires that you have a SoundBlaster Pro
compatible sound card.
***
NOSB
No SoundBlaster
PC-Doctor could not detect your sound card.
This test requires that you have a SoundBlaster
or compatible sound card.
***
IODA
I/O Use
This function displays how your I/O memory is being
used by different devices. Available areas are
indicated with dots so that you can identify them
easily. Any memory area indicated by this scan as
available can be used for new expansion cards.

PLEASE NOTE: The scan performed by this function is
done at the hardware level. Some devices such as
network cards have a "feature" that locks them up
if anyone tries to scan for them. If your system
locks up during this scan, TURN OFF your computer,
perform a CLEAN BOOT, and redo the scan. If you are
still unsuccessful, your system is not compatible
with this function.
***
IDED
IDE Drive Data
This function displays information about IDE
drives that are attached to the primary IDE
controller. This information is obtained
directly from the IDE drive. Please note that
some IDE drives do not provide IDE drive
information and thus this information might
not be available.
***
NWI
Network Information
This function shows information about the
current network connection (Novell or
NetBIOS), or the network adapter.
***
PCMI
PCMCIA Information
This function uses Card Services to obtain
information about the status of Card and
Socket Services, and installed PCMCIA cards.
***
PCII
PCI Device Information
This function displays information about your
PCI bus and devices that are attached to it.
***