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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Subject: Re: External Cache diagnostics
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Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1993 18:30:16 GMT
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In <22pmv7$b80@europa.eng.gtefsd.com> niemidc@oasis.gtefsd.com (David C. Niemi) writes:


>I have had some problems with the 256KB external cache in my 486 DX/33.
>I think it is working now, but I'd like to verify that 256 KB of cache
>is indeed active.

>Has anyone heard of any utilities, UNIX or DOS or otherwise, that look
>at and/or test the external cache?

MFT (manifest), the diagnostic utility that comes with QEMM will test
your processor cache.



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  Michael L. VanLoon                           Project Vincent Systems Staff
  michaelv@iastate.edu              Iowa State University Computation Center
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