Tests and Functions
A brief overview of #1-TuffTEST-Pro's
tests and functions follows. All tests can be run in single pass or continuous mode.
Note: The availability
of individual tests is dependent upon the type of PC being tested.
Note: Four asterisks (****) after a test or function below indicates
that it is unique to #1-TuffTEST-Pro and is not available in #1-TuffTEST.
- Configuration Function
- Current Configuration
- CPU Speed Test
- MMX Extensions Test
- BIOS Information
- BIOS Checksum Test
- Switch Positions ****
- System Memory Size
- Extended Memory Size
- Expanded Memory Size
- CMOS Configuration
- Edit CMOS settings ****
- Certification Tests (Quick System Check)
- Abbreviated System Test ****
- Extensive System Test ****
- System Board Test
- Math Coprocessor Test
- Main Memory Test
- Extended Memory Test
- Expanded Memory Test ****
- Diskette Drives Test
- Fixed Disk Drives Test
- Serial Port Input/Output Test ****
- Parallel Port Input/Output Test ****
- Parallel Port Tests (LPT1,
LPT2 & LPT3)
- Interface (Signal Loopback) Test (uses TEST Plug) ****
- Send the ASCII Character Set to a Printer Test ****
- Echo the Keys Pressed to a Printer Test ****
- Monitor Handshake and Data Signals While Printing
Test
- Monitor Status Signals from a Printer Test ****
- Data Test (uses TEST Plug) ****
- Control Test (uses TEST Plug) ****
- Interface Status Test (uses
TEST Plug) ****
- Serial Port Tests (COM 1, COM2,
COM3, COM4 & up to 64 user-defined port addresses)
- Internal Operations Test
- External Operations Test (uses
TEST Plug) ****
- Transmitter Test (uses TEST Plug) ****
- Receiver Test (uses TEST
Plug) ****
- Data Test (uses TEST Plug)
****
- External/Internal Control Line Test (uses
TEST Plug) ****
- Diskette Drive Tests (drives A & B)
- Rotational Timing Test
- Seek/Read Test
- Write-Protect Verification Test ****
- Read Only Test
- Format Test ****
- Write/Read/Verify Test ****
- Select Testing Range Function ****
- Fixed Disk Tests (drives 0, 1,
2 & 3) - Up to 2000 Gigabytes!
- Controller Test
- Seek (Hysteresis) Test
- Surface Analysis (Read and Verify ECC/CRC) Test
- Find Optimum Interleave Test ****
- Low-Level Format - Conditional (Preserve Bad Tracks)
****
- Low-Level Format - Unconditional ****
- Media Analysis (Write/Read/Verify) Test ****
- Find Previously Marked Bad Tracks Function ****
- Edit and/or Mark Bad Tracks Function ****
- Reassign Blocks Function ****
- Select Testing Range Function ****
- Park the Disk Heads Function ****
- Main Memory Tests
- Abbreviated Memory Test ****
- Extensive Memory Test ****
- Allzeroes Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Allones Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Checkerboard Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Address Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Marching Ones Test (includes Parity Module Test) ****
- Walking Ones Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Select Memory Testing Range Function ****
Note: when any of the Main Memory Tests
are run, #1-TuffTEST-Pro can be relocated on each pass (from the lower
portion of main memory to the upper portion of main memory and then back again). This
insures that ALL of main memory is rigorously tested. This unequaled
ability to test the lower portion of main memory (that is normally occupied by
the operating system and operating system dependent programs) is vitally important because
this is the most used portion of memory and, therefore, the most likely area to fail.
- Extended Memory Tests - Up to
3.5 Gigabytes!
- Abbreviated Memory Test ****
- Extensive Memory Test ****
- Allzeroes Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Allones Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Checkerboard Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Address Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Marching Ones Test (includes Parity Module Test) ****
- Walking Ones Test (includes Parity Module Test)
- Select Memory Testing Range Function ****
- Keyboard Tests ****
- PC-Style Keyboard Test (10 Function Keys)
- Enhanced Keyboard Test (12 Function Keys)
- AT-Style Keyboard (10 Function Keys)
- 102-Key Enhanced Keyboard (European Distribution)
- NCR PC-8 Keyboard (30 Function Keys)
- Video Alignment Aids
- Cross-Hatch Pattern
- Dot Pattern
- Vertical Bars Pattern
- Horizontal Bars Pattern
- Text Color Chart
- Video Adapter Tests
- Verify Screen Memory Test
- Character Set Test
- Video Attributes Test
- Fill Display Test
- Cursor Addressing Test
- Video Memory Test
- Hi-Res Color Test
- Text Resolution Test
- Error Log Function ****
- Display Error Log
- Print Error Log
- Clear Error Log
#1-TuffTEST-Pro supports desktop PCs that use Intel
Pentium 4, Pentium III, Pentium II, Pentium Pro, Pentium, i486, 80386, 80286****,
8088****, 8086****, and
compatible AMD and Cyrix processors with Industry Standard Architecture (ISA), Enhanced
Industry Standard Architecture (EISA), VESA Local Bus
(VLB), and Peripheral Component Inter-connect (PCI) bus configurations.
Note: four asterisks (****) after a test or function above indicates it
is unique to #1-TuffTEST-Pro and is not available in #1-TuffTEST.
#1-TuffTEST-Pro will test all
speeds, sizes and types of memory including RDRAM and DDR SDRAM.
What Doesn't #1-TuffTEST-Pro Do?
Now for the next logical question, "what doesn't #1-TuffTEST-Pro
do"?
As stated earlier, #1-TuffTEST-Pro, with
its own boot-loader and operating system, is a highly specialized diagnostic software
"tool" that provides superior "hardware" testing because
the target system's native operating system is never used or called into memory.
Thus, #1-TuffTEST-Pro can directly
test major system components such as memory, fixed disk drives, diskette drives, serial
& parallel ports, video, keyboard, etc. False positives and false negatives that can
be induced by the system's native operating system are eliminated.
However, since the PC's native operating system is not
available to #1-TuffTEST-Pro, it cannot use the operating system's
functions or interact with the various devices that, due to their proprietary design, are
not supported by the PC's BIOS. Examples include pointing devices, CD-ROM drives, sound
cards, network cards, etc. These devices require the availability of their own special
native operating system-based software drivers and only a utility that runs under the
target system's native operating system can see and interact with these drivers.
Since numerous operating system-based diagnostic utilities
have always been available to see, exercise and resolve conflicts with these devices, #1-TuffTEST-Pro
has remained specialized in doing what it does best - directly and rigorously test
the PC's basic hardware.
Our customers recognize this and use #1-TuffTEST-Pro
in conjunction with, not instead of, operating system dependent products such as
#1-TuffTEST for Windows , Norton Utilities, PC-Doctor, CheckIt Pro,
etc. They use #1-TuffTEST-Pro
to reliably test the system's basic "hardware" and
DOS/Windows-based utility products for help with configuration issues and conflicts.
Ease of Use
#1-TuffTEST-Pro is extremely easy to learn
because of its user-friendly, menu-driven structure. Service and support people,
regardless of their experience level, can quickly zero in on the problem and repair or
replace only the defective system component (instead of replacing good parts in a blind
attempt to solve the problem by random parts swapping).
Technical Support
#1-TuffTEST-Pro comes with
technical support during normal business hours via e-mail, fax,
or mail.
Upgrade Information
for New Version 3.53
Once you license #1-TuffTEST-Pro it can be
upgraded for life. For your convenience, upgrades are always totally backward compatible
so you never have to worry about using your old Program CD-ROMs or Program Diskettes with your new
Program CD-ROMs or Program
Diskettes.
There is usually one upgrade per year or whenever support
is added for major new hardware.
For example, new
version 3.53, adds support for:
- Unlimited Memory
Testing. Will now identify and test ANY
amount of memory.
- Unlimited Hard Drive
Testing. Will now identify and test ANY size
hard drive. The drive(s) can be located on the Primary IDE
Channel, Secondary IDE Channel, SATA MB socket and/or attached to a supported SCSI host
adapter (see below).
- Testing SCSI Hard Drives.
Any SCSI hard drive can now be tested provided its host adapter's BIOS supports INT13h and
drive counting located at 4075 in the BIOS data area.
- Testing Up
To 4 Hard Drives Per PC. Will
now test up to 4 IDE, EIDE, SATA and/or SCSI hard drives per PC.
The new version also includes
numerous minor enhancements & fixes. To upgrade, all we need is your
Name and #1-TuffTEST-Pro
Serial Number.
The cost of a #1-TuffTEST-Pro upgrade
ranges from no charge to a nominal charge depending upon the size of the
upgrade. This can be determined by the version number which always has the following
format: X.XXx
 Any change to the second X
after the decimal, or the small x after it, means it is a minor upgrade
or patch, and there will be no charge. Any change to the X's
immediately before and after the decimal means it is a major upgrade and there may be a
nominal charge.
For example, if your
version number is 3.50 and you check our download page and see that the current version is
3.51 or 3.52a, etc., you can go ahead and download the upgrade using your
Name and current #1-TuffTEST-Pro Serial Number at no
charge. If, however, you see that the version number is 3.60 or 4.00a, etc.,
there may be a nominal charge for a new #1-TuffTEST-Pro Serial Number.
Note: The current version can always be downloaded
at the:
Licensed
User Area
A Welcome Addition To Your Tool Bag
In conclusion, a professional support/service person's tool
bag is always full of "specialized" tools because they do a much better job than
"multi-purpose" tools. For this same reason, no single diagnostic
"software" tool is appropriate for all PC troubleshooting situations. That is
why you need more than one diagnostic software "tool" in you tool bag.
Due to the lack of industry standards and the overwhelming
number of different PC hardware manufacturers and configurations, no PC diagnostic
software product will find ALL hardware problems. But over time #1-TuffTEST-Pro
will find many more "hardware" problems than operating system dependent
products.
To quote Service News, is "#1-TuffTEST-Pro
...the best diagnostic product of its type,"....why not try it for yourself
?
Affordably Priced - TEST Plugs
Optional
#1-TuffTEST-Pro is one of the best
diagnostic values available. #1-TuffTEST-Pro costs only $29.95
to download! And the optional set of parallel port and serial port signal loopback
TEST Plugs (one 25-pin parallel, one 9-pin serial & one 25-pin serial) are
only $29.50 (postage paid) in the USA or $34.50 (postage
paid) outside the USA.
TEST Plugs are used with the
"external" parallel port and serial port tests. The specific tests are noted in Tests & Functions.
If you wish to order a set of TEST Plugs
at a later time they can be purchased from our automated "online"
ordering system using a VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit
card.
The #1-TuffTEST-Pro TEST Plugs Credit Card Order
Page is located at:
#1-TuffTEST-Pro
Test Plugs Order Page
You do not, however, have to buy the TEST Plugs
because complete pinouts are provided in the User Handbook so, if you
prefer to, you can make them yourself.
No service or support person's
tool box is complete
without it, so order your #1-TuffTEST-Pro today!
INSTANT DOWNLOAD Information
#1-TuffTEST-Pro is only distributed via
download. The download files and complete instructions are available at the:
Licensed
User Area
#1-TuffTEST-Pro is an outstanding
diagnostic value. The license fee is only $29.95, and it is paid via PayPal. A set of parallel and serial signal
loopback TEST Plugs may also be purchased for only
$27.00, per set,
plus postage.
Look for the new volume discounts!
No
one's set of diagnostic tools is complete without #1-TuffTEST-Pro so:
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