Toshiba S2 manual Executing the Diagnostic Test, Tests and Diagnostics

3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test 3. Tests and Diagnostics

3.2Executing the Diagnostic Test

Toshiba MS-DOS is required to run the DIAGNOSTICS PROGRAM. To start the DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, follow these steps:

1.Insert the diagnostics diskette #1 in the floppy disk drive and turn on the computer. (The diagnostics diskette contains the MS-DOS boot files.) And then follow the instructions to swap with the diagnostics diskette #2 for T&D program installed in RAM driver.

NOTE: To execute the CD test, make sure the CD is installed in the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

The T&D Program can run by single test item when you press corresponsive English letter of test item, or run two or more test items what you like if you choose them by “Arrow cursors” and “Space Bar” – the wonderful thing is you can setup test loop by “Enter” button. And it also asks you if you like to copy test log file to diskette as reference at the end of test(s).

The test list is as the following:

A.CONFIG CHECK TEST

B.DMI CHECK TEST

C.PIO LOOPBACK TEST

D.RTC TEST

E.LAN TEST

F.SPEAKER AUDIO TEST

G.FAN ON/OFF TEST

H.MAIN BATTERY CHARGE TEST

I.FDD TEST

J.CD-ROM TEST

K.KEYBOARD TEST

L.MOUSE (PAD) TEST

M.LCD PIXELS MODE TEST

N.LID SWITCH TEST

O.HDD R/W TEST

P.D1 STEPPING TEST

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