About this tag
The tag 'feature check' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about hardware self-test features, such as the Dell E176FP monitor's Self Test Feature Check that activates during standby. Users seek fixes for persistent self-test loops that prevent the monitor from turning off normally. The tag also includes topics like deprecated CPU instruction sets, such as AMD's 3DNow! instructions, which are being phased out in favor of SSE. These threads focus on troubleshooting hardware behavior and understanding feature deprecation in older components.
  1. NightEagle

    Windows 7 Dell E176FP Monitor stuck at Self Test Feature Check

    Ok so I have a problem with my old Dell E176FP monitor. Basically what happens is that when the computer goes off or goes into standby, the monitor doesn't go off. Instead it goes into a Self Test Feature Check. Sadly, over the years I have had the monitor I can never have much luck turning it...
    • NightEagle
    • Thread
    • dell display issues e176fp factory reset feature check monitor power management self test standby troubleshooting
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: General Computing
  2. cybercore

    Windows 7 3D Now! Instructions are being Deprecated

    3D Now! Instructions are being Deprecated AMD introduced the 3DNow! ™ instruction set back in the K6-2 days to do Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) instructions, otherwise known as vectorized instructions. These were mainly used for graphics intensive applications and even audio...
    • cybercore
    • Thread
    • 3dnow amd architecture audio processing best practices codeporting cpuid deprecation feature check graphics instruction set legacy code performance processor programming runtime simd software development sse virtual machine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware