Acer 280, 230 System Check Procedures, External Diskette Drive Check, External CD-ROM Drive Check

System Check Procedures

External Diskette Drive Check

Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is required.

NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail.

Do the following to select the test device. See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 54 for details.

1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (see “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 54).

2.Go to the diagnostic Diskette Drive in the test items.

3.	Press	in the test items.
4.	from
	Follow the instructions in the message window.

If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, first turn off the power and then reconnect the diskette connector to the system board.

If the error still remains:

1. Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.

2. Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.

3. Replace the system board.

External CD-ROM Drive Check

Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive, or CD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-ROM does not have any label attached to it. The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to fail.

Do the following to select the test device:

1.	Boot	the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (refer to “System Diagnostic Diskette” on
	page 54.
2.	Go to the diagnostic CD-ROM in the test items.
3.	Press	in the test items.
4.	Follow the instructions in the message window.

If an error occurs,mfirst turn off the power and then reconnect the connector to the system board. If the error still remains:

1. Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.

2. Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.

3. Replace the system board.

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