Agilent Technologies 54835A, 45A, 46A manual To check the motherboard, CPU, and RAM

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

To check the motherboard, CPU, and RAM

To check the motherboard, CPU, and RAM

This procedure verifies that the PC system board and the associated CPU and RAM are functioning. It assumes that the power supply, SVGA display board, and an external VGA monitor are functioning correctly.

1Connect an external keyboard to the keyboard port.

2Connect an external VGA monitor to the VGA output connector on the rear panel.

3Hold down the Insert key on the external keyboard, then apply power to the oscilloscope.

4Verify that a message, such as the following, appears on the external monitor:

AMI Atlas-III PCI/ISA

AMD-K6(tm)-/200

Checking NVRAM

16000 KB OK

WAIT...

<INS> Pressed

RUN SETUP

Press F1 to Resume

Messages Vary Slightly

These messages may vary slightly depending on the motherboard version.

If the above message is displayed, you can assume that the PC system board, CPU, and RAM are functioning correctly.

If the message is not displayed or there is no display, remove the GPIB interface board and LAN interface board and try the test again. Procedures to remove the interface boards are given in chapter 6, “Replacing Assemblies.”

If you need to run setup, press F1. Otherwise, turn off power and proceed with troubleshooting. See “To configure the motherboard jumpers and set up the BIOS” for information.

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