Windows Server System Check For Display Driver Support

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Note  This content applies to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK). For the latest information using the new Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK), see Windows HCK User's Guide on the Windows Hardware Dev Center.

Type: Automated Test

Overview

This test verifies following requirements:

  1. Display driver model is WDDM1.0 or greater, unless the system is a server or a domain controller.

  2. System that supports multiple discrete graphics adapters or chipset combinations uses the same VEN (unless system is a hybrid configuration).

Details

Run Time: 1 minute

Log File: VerifyMode.xml

System Restart Required: No

Supported operating systems for Logo or Signature testing:

  • Windows 7

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Server 2008

Program: VerifyMode.exe

Requirements

Software Requirements

The test tool requires the following software:

  • Supported operating system (see list above)

  • WTTLog.dll

Hardware Requirements

The test tool requires the following hardware:

  • Device to be tested

  • Computer that meets the minimum software requirements

  • Windows keyboard

  • Two-button pointing device

  • Color display monitor capable of at least 1024 by 768 resolution, 32-bits per pixel, 60 Hz

  • Hard drive with a minimum of 20 GB available on partition C:

Processor

The test tool runs on the following processor architectures:

  • x86

  • x64

Running the Test

All test cases return PASS or FAIL. Review the test results in the log file for specific details about failures.

Command Syntax

Command option Description

VerifyMode.exe

Displays available options

VGA

Checks if machine is using VGA driver

LDA

Checks if machine is in LDA mode

Default

Checks if machine is using default driver (WDDM, unless server with no D3D9)

 

Code Tour

File Manifest

File Location

VerifyMode.exe

[testbinroot}NTTEST\WINDOWSTEST\Graphics\wddm\bin\

 

 

 

Build date: 9/14/2012