3 Diagnostic Programs

3.2 Quick Start

When the user has checked all the keys and all the keys in the screen have changed color, the diagnostics program would automatically end the test and report the pass information.

If keyboard test fails, program will terminate the test and report the fail information when it is time to timeout.

The test will end when all keys are pressed or test time is out after 100 seconds.

3.2.4 Hotkey Test

Check whether Hotkey run well. Hotkey test mainly functional keys, for example: IE Key Audio play etc. The methods of testing hotkey are different from keyboard tests sometimes depending on the specific type of notebooks, and this explains why some types of notebooks can be tested together with keyboard while others cannot. Press E+ +N+D to quit the test.

3.2.5 Audio Play Test

Check whether the system could playback audio normally. When the test is completed, a file named Audio_P.log will be saved in the defined location.

3.2.6 Audio Record Test

Check whether the system could record the sound normally. If there is no error during the whole test, Pass; otherwise Fail. The test will repeat for four times. When the test is completed, a file named autest.log will be saved in the defined location.

3.2.7DMI Read

Read the information from the system’s SMBIOS and display it in the screen as follows:

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Toshiba PTA71, PTA70, PSAA9 manual Hotkey Test, Audio Play Test, Audio Record Test, DMI Read