5G Video iPod Diagnostic Mode SDRAM FullTest

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5G Video iPod Diagnostic Mode SDRAM FullTest

When I select this mode, I get the following display:

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Please wait...

Run: BL ON
Pass: BL BLINK
Fail: BL OFF

Reset to Continue
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The screen stays this way with the backlight on when I run the SDRAM Full Test. I left it this way without resetting (to exit the display) for over an hour. The screen display remained the same throughout. How am I to interpret this screen? Is is through running when this is displayed? If the test is over, shouldn't the backlight blink or go off as the display suggests?

5G Video, Windows XP

Posted on May 21, 2006 8:08 PM

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Lyssa

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May 21, 2006 8:58 PM in response to prizm

Just out of curiosity, why did you run this test? Is your iPod acting up?

When it says "Reset to continue," the test has finished.

Just reset your iPod.

~Lyssa

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prizm Author

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May 22, 2006 8:11 PM in response to Lyssa

No apparent problem with iPod. I ran the diagnostic to check the (9MB?) internal RAM. I still do not know what the screen result means. From the test result screen description, if the RAM passed the test, shouldn't the backlight be blinking? Since the backlight continously remains on, does that not signify that the test is still running and not yet complete? I do not know how to interpret the screen result from the display result descriptions.

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Lyssa

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May 22, 2006 8:23 PM in response to prizm

Most of the Diagnostic tests aren't designed for consumers to understand them.

If your iPod is functioning just fine, don't worry about the results.

You may find this site helpful: iPod Diagnostic Mode.

~Lyssa

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prizm Author

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May 25, 2006 9:26 AM in response to Lyssa

Yes. That is where I acquired the diagnostic mode info. But no explanation of this test result is explained there. I believe that the diagnostic mode tests are important to intermediate level users wanting to test the functionality of their iPod whenever they suspect a problem. I understand all of the other test screen results except for this one. I am sure that someone must know the interpretation of this particular diagnostic screen test result.

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AlfaGT

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Jun 22, 2006 5:45 AM in response to prizm

I would have thought that the test mode was there so that when you walked into an apple store they could test the iPod for a particular problem, and apple issues bullitins etc about a problem saying "run this test, if X then problem, if Y then ok" for example.

Paul

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