Asus M4A89TD PRO/USB3 Manual

ASUS PC Diagnostics Guide
Motherboard self-diagnostics is a diagnostic tool designed to test the following on your
computer:
•System Information.
•System Devices.
•System Stress.
The System Information Collection detects the essential operating system and devices
information.
The System Devices Test detects and reports any errors on the physical devices such as the
current system status and performance.
The System Stress Test checks the system's stability and reports any errors on the main
components such as the CPU, memory, and display adapter.
Installation Instruction
•Right-click the download file and choose Extract on the shortcut menu.
•Click Setup.exe to install ASUS PC Diagnostics
•Click "yes" for windows 7 notifications.
•Follow "ASUS PC diagnostic Setup Wizard" to finish the installation.

•Click "close" to exit the setup

Function introduction:
Run the shortcut on your desktop to start ASUS PC Diagnostics:
ASUS PC Diagnostics is a diagnostic tool designed to test the following on your computer:
System Information.
System Devices.
System Stress.
The System Information Collection detects the essential operating system and devices
information.
The System Devices Test detects and reports any errors on the physical devices such as the
current system status and performance.
The System Stress Test checks the system's stability and reports any errors on the main
components such as the CPU, memory, and display adapter.
System Information Collection

ASUS PC Diagnostics tests and displays information on the physical devices and operating
system on your computer. These information include:
Operating system information
This information includes such as Name, Version, and Installation date.
CPU information
This information includes such as Manufacturer, Model, CPU Clock Speed, Cache,
CPU functional features, Driver version, and Current CPU usage.
Memory Information
This information includes such as Manufacturer, Model, Memory Clock, Memory size,
Memory Data Width, and Current memory usage.
Note: Some memory information may not display depending on the installed memory
module.
Network Adapter information
This information includes such as Manufacturer, Model, Max. Bandwidth, Network
resources, Driver version, TCP/IP settings, and Current network status.
Motherboard information
This information includes such as Manufacturer, Model, BIOS version, BIOS release
date, Onboard ports, and Onboard slots.
Display Adapter information
This information includes such as Manufacturer, Model, Video memory size, VBIOS
version, Current display resolution, Current Color Depth, Current Refresh Rate,
Desktop resources, and Driver version.
Monitor information
This information includes such as Manufacturer, Model, Manufacture date, Max.
visible display size, EDID version, DPMS features, and Driver version.
Storage information

This information includes such as Name, Serial number, Capacity, Firmware version,
Interface type, Supported features (DMA, LBA), and ATA/ATAPI version.
Audio Device information
This information includes such as Manufacturer, Model, Audio resources, and Driver
version.
1394 Controller information
This information includes such as Name, Resources, and Driver version.
COM Port information
This information includes such as Provider type, Max. Baud Rate, Resources, and
Driver version.
Parallel Port information
This information includes such as Name, Resources, and Driver version.
Battery information
This information includes such as Battery name, Type, Capacity, Current status,
Resources, and Driver version.
Note: The actual information displayed varies with the system settings.
System Information Collection Main Screen (Click the items to get more information.)

System Devices Test
ASUS PC Diagnostics checks the physical devices installed on your computer, which can be
done either through Auto or Interactive test.
Auto Test
Auto Test automatically checks and creates reports on any errors on the system
components. Click an Auto Test below to get more details.
oCPU
oCOM Port
oParallel Port
o1394 Controller
oPCI(E)
oRTC
oUSB
oCMOS
Interactive Test
Interactive Test enables you to run a diagnostic test on the system components using
a user-friendly interface. Click an Interactive Test below ot get more details.
oMemory

oNetwork Adapter
oAudio Device
oKeyboard/Mouse
oHard Disk Drive
oMonitor
oDisplay Adapter
oCamera
System Devices Test Main Screen (Click the items to get more information.)
CPU
Note: This is an auto test.
CPU Test items:
CPU Speed Test
Calculates the actual CPU speed/frequency.
MMX Test

Detects if the current CPU supports MMX technology and, when it does, starts testing
the MMX instructions.
SSE Test
Detects if the current CPU supports SSE technology and, when it does, starts testing
the SSE instructions.
SSE2 Test
Detects if the current CPU supports SSE2 technology and, when it does, starts testing
the SSE2 instructions.
Register Test
Uses a set of parameters to test the stability of the CPU internal registers.
FPU (Floating-Point Unit) Test
Tests the CPU FPU instructions.
Integer Arithmetic Test
Tests the CPU Integer Arithmetic instructions.
Memory
Note: This is an interactive test.
Memory Test items:
Memory Read/Write Speed Test
Tests the memory read/write speed under various conditions such as when CPU
cache is enabled/disabled or single/multi-threading (two or more concurrent running
tasks).
Note: If the memory size that you specicfied is above the system's threshold level, the
tester automatically adjusts the memory values.
Memory Read/Write Speed Test Submenu (Click the items to get more information.)

Memory Stability Test
Uses a set of parameters to test the stability of the memory modules.
oAddress test, walking ones
oAddress test, own address
oMoving inversions, ones&zeros
oMoving inversions, 8 bits pattern
oMoving inversions, random pattern
oBlock move, 64 bits moves
oMoving inversions, 32 bits pattern
oRandom number sequence
oModulo 20, ones&zeros
When the memory stability test is completed, the test report is automatically
created.
Note: If the memory size that you specicfied is above the system's threshold
level, the tester automatically adjusts the memory values.
Memory Stability Test Submenu (Click the items to get more information.)

Hard Disk Drive
Note: This is an interactive test.
Hard Disk Drive Test items:
SMART Status Test
Tests and displays the hard disk drive's SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology) status, which allows you to check the health status of the hard
disk drive.
Note: The test only runs when the target hard disk drive supports the SMART
technology.
Note: If the hard disk drive is in RAID mode, it's SMART status can not be got.
SMART Status Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)

HDD Read Speed Test
HDD Read Speed Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)

Display Adapter
Note: This is an interactive test.
Note: Before starting the video test, ensure that the hardware acceleration is set to a level that
this video test supports. See the figure below.

Video Test items:
Texture Mapping Test
Tests if the display adapter supports the texture mapping function.
Fixed Transformation and Lighting Test
Note: This test only runs when you have installed DirectX 9.0 or later version on your
computer.
This test, putting a large number of calculations on the GPU, is to test the strength of
the GPU. This test determines the GPU's capacity to handle a heavy load.
AVI File Playback Test
When you run this test, a video clip with background music appears. If you do not see
the video or hear the music, the test failed.
Note: The Texture Mapping Test and the Fixed Transformation and Lighting Test will
be automatically completed. After the AVI File Playback Test, you have to click
Passed/Failed to send the results to the sub tester.
AVI File Playback Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)

Network Adapter
Note: This is an interactive test.
Network Adapter Test items:
TCP/IP Test
Tests if the TCP/IP protocol is properly configured.
Network Connection Status Test
Note: This test launches the ASUS website through the PING command. These three
reasons may cause the test to fail: (1) The current network connection is abnormal. (2)
The ASUS official website is not accessible. (3) The firewall blocked the PING
command.
Note: You can configure the proxy settings during the network test. If you are asked to
configure the proxy settings to access the ASUS official website, configure the settings in this
area. If not, ignore the proxy settings and start the test directly.

Network Adapter Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)
Monitor
Note: This is an interactive test.
Monitor Test items:
Solid Color Test
Sets the screen to solid red, green, blue, black, and white to test if there are dead
pixels (bright or dark spots).
Patterns Test, including:
oContrast Test
oGray Scale Test
oColor Test
oGeometry Test
oRespiratory Effects Test

Note: The Respiratory Effects Test checks the CRT monitor's Respiratory
Effects.
Note: During the above tests, you have to click Pass/Fail to send the result to the sub
tester.
Monitor Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)
Audio Device
Note: This is an interactive test.
Audio Device Test items:
Recording Test
After you start the test, click Record to start recording, and then click Play to play the
recording. Based on the recording quality, click Pass/Fail to send the result to the sub
tester.

Note: Before you start recording, ensure that your computer's microphone is turned
on.
Recording Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)
Multimedia Playback Test
After you start the test, click Open button to select a music file, and then click Play
button to play the music. Based on the playback quality, click Passed/Failed to send
the result to the sub tester.
Recording Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)

Keyboard/Mouse
Note: This is an interactive test.
Keyboard/Mouse Test items:
Keyboard Test
After you start the test, press a key on the keyboard. Ensure that the key shown on the
test screen is the same as the one you pressed.
Note: This test only starts when you use a 105-key standard keyboard. If some of the
keys on your keyboard cannot be found on the test screen, do not test the keys.
Keyboard Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)

Mouse Test
The Mouse Test includes the clicking, scrolling and dragging tests.
Mouse Test Screen (Click the items to get more information.)