Apple Xserve Diagnostics 3X103 - Memory (Extended) Tests

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Memory (Extended) Tests

Extended memory tests test all available memory.

In AXD EFI tools, all memory tests (simple, multicore, and extended) are grouped under
Memory tests.

Note: The time required to complete memory tests correlates to the size of memory
being tested. These estimates are based on testing 1 GB of memory

Walking Spread Bit 32

5 minutes

Walks 0b01 up and then walks 0b10
down memory

Walking Bit Flip 32

5 minutes

Alternates words with walking 1 and
walking 0, and then alternates with
walking 0 and walking 1

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

MP Block Checkerboard 32

5 seconds

Alternates 32-bit words with all 1s and
all 0s, and then with all 0s and all 1s

MP Bit Checkerboard 32

5 seconds

Alternates bits with all 1s and all 0s,
and then with all 0s and all 1s

MP Sequential Byte Block 32

8 minutes

Fills all bytes sequentially with
patterns starting at 0x00 and ending
at 0xFF

MP Walking One 32

2 minutes

Walks 1s up and down memory

MP Walking Zero 32

2 minutes

Walks 0s up and down memory

MP Walking Spread Bit 32

2 minutes

Walks 0b01 up and then walks 0b10
down memory

MP Walking Bit Flip 32

2 minutes

Alternates words with walking 1 and
walking 0, and then alternates words
with walking 0 and walking 1

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

Extended Memory Test P00F

5 seconds

Tests memory using pattern 0. This
fails if an error occurs.

Extended Memory Test P01F

5 seconds

Tests memory using pattern 1. This
fails if an error occurs.

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Appendix

AXD Tools Test Reference

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