Patent ID: 8095339

Claim:
An apparatus for the diagnosis of the peripherals of both laptop and desktop computers comprising: a main control panel; a series of modules in electrical communication comprising: a module for testing a desktop PC's power supply; a module for testing a laptop PC's power supply; a module for testing a mass storage device; a module for testing cable continuity; a module for testing a desktop PC's power on self test function, RAM function, and video function; a module for testing a laptop PC's power on self test function and RAM function; a module for testing a laptop PC's video function; and wherein said module for testing power on self test and RAM function on a laptop PC further comprises a series of components in electrical communication comprising: a microprocessor; one or more nonvolatile memory means used to store the test subroutines and a database of error codes and resolutions; a means of communicating with a companion personal computer to receive updates to test routines and the error code database; a volatile memory means; and, a power on self test/RAM diagnostics cable.