User Guide

3.7 Keyboard Test 3 chTests and Diagnostics
3.7 Keyboard Test
To execute the Keyboard Test, select 3 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press
Enter and follow the directions on the screen. The Keyboard test contains some subtests
that test the computer’s keyboard and Touch pad actions. Move the highlight bar to the
subtest you want to execute and press Enter.
Subtest 01 Pressed Key Display
When you execute this subtest, the keyboard layout is drawn on the
display as shown below. When any key is pressed, the corresponding key
on the screen changes to the key character that was pressed. Holding a key
down enables the auto-repeat function which causes the key’s display
character to blink.
Press Del + Enter to end the test.
<<<<<<< Press Key Display >>>>>>>
IF test OK, Press [Del] [Enter] Key
Subtest 02 Pressed Key Code Display
When a key is pressed, the scan code, character code, and key top name
are displayed on the screen in the format shown below. The Ins, Caps
Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Alt, Ctrl, Left Shift, and Right Shift
keys are displayed in reverse screen mode when pressed. The scan codes,
character codes, and key top names are shown in Appendix D.
Press Enter to return to SYSTEM TEST menu.
Scan code = SS
Character code = CC
Keytop = NNNNNN
Ins Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock
Alt Ctrl Left Shift Right Shift
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