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Chapter 6: Memory Dump
DOS Memory Dump Specifics
In the event of a catastrophic software failure (system lock up), the
7456 provides a means to dump the contents of the system memory
contents (RAM) to a file that can then be analyzed using the Memory
Dump Analyzer Utility.
Workstations running MS-DOS are fully supported by the Memory
Dump process. No additional runtime software is required.
The
Dump Option ROM
must be set to
[Enabled]
in BIOS Setup
Dump Process Overview
The memory dump process writes the data onto diskettes. As each
diskette is filled, the user is prompted for another. When the memory
dump is complete, all diskettes successfully used in the dump denote a
set of diskettes that comprise a single consolidated memory dump
image. The data from the diskettes is then moved to hard disk and the
consolidated dump image file reassembled from its component pieces.
Note:
The workstation must remain powered up following the system
lock up, before performing the memory dump, else the memory
contents will be lost.
Restrictions and Limitations
The Memory Dump functionality has the following restrictions and
limitations:
•
Dumps to flex drive only. No hard disk or LAN support is
provided.
•
All dumps are written to drive A:
•
1.44 MB diskettes and 12-bit FAT are the only supported media.
•
Diskettes must be preformatted.
•
Memory between the base 640K and the start of extended memory
is not dumped. (A0000h and FFFFFh is not dumped)
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