3 Tests and Diagnostics
PORTÉGÉ M500 Maintenance Manual (960-559) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-iii

Chapter 3 Contents

3.1 The Diagnostic Test................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Diagnostics menu.................................................................................3-1
3.1.2 H/W (Hardware) initial information setting tool.................................. 3-3
3.1.3 Heatrun test program............................................................................ 3-3
3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test ................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.1 Diagnostics menu (T&D).....................................................................3-5
3.2.2 H/W initial information setting tool.....................................................3-8
3.2.3 Heatrun test program............................................................................ 3-8
3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration........................................................................3-9
3.4 Heatrun Test............................................................................................................. 3-11
3.5 Subtest Names.......................................................................................................... 3-12
3.6 System Test..............................................................................................................3-14
3.7 Memory Test............................................................................................................3-16
3.8 Keyboard Test..........................................................................................................3-17
3.9 Display Test.............................................................................................................3-18
3.10 Floppy Disk Test......................................................................................................3-21
3.11 Printer Test...............................................................................................................3-23
3.12 Async Test ............................................................................................................... 3-25
3.13 Hard Disk Test......................................................................................................... 3-26
3.14 Real Timer Test........................................................................................................3-29
3.15 NDP Test..................................................................................................................3-31
3.16 Expansion Test.........................................................................................................3-32
3.17 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Test ..................................................................................... 3-34
3.18 Error Code and Error Status Names.........................................................................3-35
3.19 Hard Disk Test Detail Status....................................................................................3-38
3.20 ONLY ONE TEST................................................................................................... 3-40
3.20.1 Program Description .......................................................................... 3-40
3.20.2 Operations ..........................................................................................3-40