User Guide

3 Tests and Diagnostics
Satellite A40 Maintenance Manual (960-458) 3-iii
Chapter 3 Contents
3.1 The Diagnostic Test......................................................................................................3-1
3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test .......................................................................................3-3
3.3 Subtest Names.............................................................................................................3-8
3.4 System Test...............................................................................................................3-10
3.5 Memory Test.............................................................................................................3-13
3.6 Keyboard Test...........................................................................................................3-14
3.7 Display Test...............................................................................................................3-17
3.8 Floppy Disk Test .......................................................................................................3-20
3.9 Printer Test................................................................................................................3-22
3.10 Hard Disk Test ..........................................................................................................3-24
3.11 Real Timer Test..........................................................................................................3-28
3.12 NDP Test..................................................................................................................3-30
3.13 Expansion Test...........................................................................................................3-31
3.14 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Test ......................................................................................3-33
3.15 LAN Test..................................................................................................................3-34
3.16 Error Code and Error Status Names...........................................................................3-35
3.17 Hard Disk Test Detail Status ......................................................................................3-38
3.18 Head Cleaning ...........................................................................................................3-40
3.18.1 Function Description.............................................................................3-40
3.18.2 Operations ...........................................................................................3-40
3.19 Log Utilities................................................................................................................3-41
3.19.1 Function Description.............................................................................3-41
3.19.2 Operations ...........................................................................................3-42
3.20 Running Test..............................................................................................................3-43
3.20.1 Function Description.............................................................................3-43
3.20.2 Operations ...........................................................................................3-43
3.21 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities..........................................................................................3-45
3.21.1 Function Description.............................................................................3-45