Hardware Diagnostics

Troubleshooting Useful Information Getting Started

Appendix

If the hardware installed in this computer is not operating properly, you can use the PC-Diagnostic Utility to determine whether or not there is a problem.

If the utility discovers a problem in the hardware, contact your technical support office.

Hardware that can be checked using the PC-Diagnostic Utility

Hardware below can be checked using this utility. (Software cannot be checked.)

	CPU
	Memory
	Hard Disk
	Video Controller
	Sound*1
	Modem
	LAN
	Wireless LAN*2
	Wireless WAN*3
	Bluetooth*4
	USB
	PC Card Controller
	SD Card Controller
	Keyboard
	Touch Pad
*1	Touchscreen
*1	When the PC-Diagnostic Utility is running, a loud beep will sound, so do not use headphones at this time. (The beep will not
*2	sound if mute is using Windows.)
*2	Only for model with wireless LAN
*3	Only for model with wireless WAN
*4	Only for model with Bluetooth
	When the video diagnostic check is running, the display may be distorted, and when the audio diagnostic check is

running, sounds may be generated from the speaker. These are not malfunctions.

Regarding the PC-Diagnostic Utility

NOTE

For the hard disk only, you can select standard diagnostic check or extended diagnostic check. When the PC-Diagnostic Utility starts up, it will run the standard diagnostic check.

We recommend that you use the touch pad for operations. When not using the touch pad, you can operate using the internal keyboard instead.

Operations

Touch pad operations

Internal keyboard operations

Select icon

Place the cursor above the icon

Press

and then press

Space



( (close) cannot be selected)

Click the icon

Tap or click (right click cannot be used)

Press

above the icon

Space

Complete the PC- Diagnos-

Press

Click

(close)

Ctrl

Alt

Del

tic Utility and then restart

the computer

If the touch pad does not operate properly, press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart the computer, or slide the power switch to turn the power off, and then restart the PC-Diagnostic Utility.

Running the Diagnostic Check

Run this utility using the default settings in the Setup Utility.

If the Setup Utility or other settings will not allow a hardware to be executed, the hardware icon will be displayed in gray.

1 Connect the AC adaptor, and turn on the wireless switch.

During the diagnostic check, do not remove the AC adaptor, or attach any peripheral devices.

2 Turn on or restart the computer, and press F2 while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.

The Setup Utility starts up.

If the password is requested, enter the Supervisor Password.

If you are using the computer after changing the settings from the status at the time of purchase, we recom- mend that you make a note of the settings that are changed.

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