Checking It Out
When you turn
on
your
ATARI
130XE, it automatically tests itself. But
you can run three separate tests just to insure that your computer
is
working properly. Running all three tests after setting up your com-
puter for the first time
is
recommended. To run the tests, turn the
computer
on
while you a
re
holding down the
~
key.
You
may
also get to the test program by typing BYE when
ATARI
BASIC gives
the Ready prompt. (If you have a disk drive hooked up to your com-
puter, make sure it is turned off when you
run
the Self Test.)
A Self-Test menu will appear
on
the screen. Like a restaurant menu,
this menu offers a choice of
selections: MEMORY
TEST
, AUDIO-
VISUAL TEST, KEYBOARD
TEST
, and ALL TESTS. Press I Select 1 to
choose a test, then press I Start I. Press I Help I at any time to return to
the
Self-Test menu. When you select ALL TESTS, the computer runs
all three tests for you. The tests repeat until you press the
~
key.
Press
I Reset I to stop the tests and return to
ATARI
BASIC.
SELF
TEST
MEMORY
AUDIO-VISUAL
KEYBOARD
ALL
TESTS
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MEMORY TEST
This test checks Read Only Memory (ROM) and Random Access
Memory (RAM).
ROM
is noneraseable memory containing' the com-
puter's operating system.
RAM
is
the memory for the programs that
you use or write yourself.
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