Hardware Diagnostics
3 Press F9.
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.
4Select the [Main] menu, set [DVD Drive Power] to [On].
5Press F10.
At the confirmation message, select [Yes] and press Enter.
The computer will restart.
6 Press Ctrl + F7 while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
When the
The touch pad and the internal keyboard cannot be used until alternating blue and yellow colors are displayed on the left side of the hardware icon (A).
By clicking the icon, you can execute the following operations:
• : Start the diagnostic check from the beginning
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: Stop the diagnostic check (You cannot restart the check partway through by clicking 
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: Display help (click the screen or press Space to return to the original diagnostic check screen) You can check the status of the diagnostic check by the display color on the left side of the hardware icon (A).
•Aqua: Not running diagnostic check
•Alternating blue and yellow: Currently running diagnostic check. The interval of the alternating colors differs depending on the type of diagnostic check currently running.
During memory diagnostic check, the display may freeze for a long period of time. Wait until the process is complete.
•Green: No problems discovered
•Red: Problems discovered
NOTE
Using the following procedure, you can run a diagnostic check on a specified hardware component, or run an extended diagnostic check on the hard disk (The extended diagnostic check is only for the hard disk). The extended diagnostic check is more detailed, and so requires a longer period of time to run.
A Click to stop the diagnostic check.
B Click the icon for the hardware that is not to be checked, so that the icon is displayed in gray (B). | B |
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7 When all the hardware has been checked, confirm the diagnostic check results.
If the display is red and the message “Check Result TEST FAILED” is displayed, you can assume that there is a problem with the computer’s hardware. Confirm which hardware component is displayed as red, and contact your technical support office.
If the display is green and the message “Check Result TEST PASSED” is displayed, the computer’s hardware is operating normally. Continue using the computer as it is. If the computer still does not operate properly, reinstall the software. ( page 25)
NOTE
If you run a memory diagnostic check after installing a new RAM module (sold separately) and the message “Check Result TEST FAILED” is displayed:
Remove the additional RAM module and run the diagnostic check again. If the message “Check Result TEST FAILED” is still displayed, you can assume that there is a problem with the internal RAM module.
8 After the diagnostic check is complete, click 
(close), or press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart the computer.
NOTE
When you set [DVD Drive Power] to [On] in the [Main] menu of Setup Utility, you will hear operation sound from CD/ DVD drive soon after the computer starts the startup procedure. To avoid the sound when the computer is starting up, set [DVD Drive Power] to [Off].
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