2 Troubleshooting Procedures

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting

Table 2-4 Debug port (Boot mode) error status (2/9)

D port status

Inspection items

Details

 

 

 

 

F004h/F005h

Saving key scan code

 

 

 

Setting TASK_1ms_TSC

 

 

 

Controlling fan

 

 

 

Initializing sound items (for

Enabling system speaker

 

BEEP)

 

 

 

Releasing mute

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making the volume max. (for models whose

 

 

volume can be controlled)

 

When BIOS, EC/KBC rewriting

Blinks green (cycle:2s,

on:1s, off:1s)

 

is requested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When BIOS ROM is abnormal

Blinks orange (cycle:2s,

on:1s, off:1s)

 

Key input

Prohibition of USB

 

 

 

BEEP

 

 

 

Waiting for key input

 

 

Reading CHGBIOSA.EXE /

FDC reset

 

 

CHGFIRMA.EXE

 

 

 

Setting parameters for 2HD(1.44MB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading of first sector, If it is the data of

 

 

1.44MB (2HD), the media type is definite.

 

 

Setting of parameters for 2DD (720KB)

 

 

Retrieval of “CHGBIOSA.EXE” from the root

 

 

directory.

 

 

 

Calculation of directory start head and

 

 

sector

 

 

 

Read 1 sector of the root directory

 

 

Retrieval of entry of “CHGBIOSA.EXE”

 

 

/“CHGFIRMA.EXE” from the sector read.

 

 

Reading of EXE header of “CHGBIOSA.EXE”

 

 

and “CHGFIRMA.EXE”

 

 

 

Key input when error occurred.

 

 

Execution of “CHGBIOSA.EXE” and

 

 

“CHGFIRMA.EXE”

 

F100h

Prohibition of cache

 

 

 

Permission of L1/L2 cache of

 

 

 

FlashROM area

 

 

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Toshiba 960-498 manual Debug port Boot mode error status 2/9, Beep