Toshiba Satellite L300 L305 Maintenance Manual

3  Diagnostic Programs 3.2 Quick Start 
3.2.9 View Logs 
User can enter one choice to view a log file in the screen as follows. 
 
3.2.10 Exit  to  Free DOS 
Select this item to exit to  Free DOS. 
3.2.11 The Diagnostics Screen Explanation 
Below is an example of running a test item.  It includes the following parts: Diagnostics 
Windows, Test Status Area, Progress Bar, Erro r List, Test Item’s Title, Status Bar and 
Message Box.  
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3.2 Quick Start  3  Diagnostic Programs 
   
1. Diagnostics Windows 
When a test item is running, a Diagnostics Windows is displayed in full screen. It consists of 
the following parts: Title Bar, Test Running Status and Report Panel, Status Bar. There 
would prompt a message box called USER BREAK in the central of the window whether 
user press ESC to interrupt the test.  
2. Test Running Status and Report Panel 
Test Running Status and Report Panel are  located on the middle of Diagnostics Windows....

3  Diagnostic Programs 3.2 Quick Start 
‹ SKIP ---- Stop the sub-item of current test  item to go to the next item’s test; 
‹ ABORT ----Stop the current test item to test the next module. 
‹ ABORT ALL---- Stop all the selected test ite ms. User could use the hot key Ctrl+D to 
achieve the same operation. When the user  calls ABORT ALL, the following message 
box will prompt for his selecting. 
 
4.  Title Bar: 
Title Bar located at the top of the window, it includes information as follows: 
‹ Program...

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‹ Remaining Battery Capacity : Remaining Battery Capacity detected in the current 
Battery, e.g. ‘BAT: 46%’; 
‹  Test Order : Define the test sequence. There is  two sequence modes: Sequential Test 
Mode and Random Test Mode. The default mode is Sequential Test Mode, it would 
displays ‘ORDER: SEQ’ as  in the above screen; 
‹ LOG File Name : Display the file name  of the test log,...

3  Diagnostic Programs  3.3Option 
3.3 Options 
3.3.1 Overview 
In Service Diagnostics, with the  Options menu user can configure the batch 
parameters, test item’s parameters and those parameters created by the LOG file. 
 
Options Menu Notes: 
•  Select All/None Items 
Switch between selecting a ll test items and selecting none. The hot key is  F6.  
• Test Selected Items 
Execute all selected test items  in this editor. The hot key is F8.  
If  “Interactive” option in batch parame ters has not been...

3.3 Option  3  Diagnostic Programs 
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Configure batch parameters and all the test item’s parameters.  
• Load Batch Parameters 
Upload all the test items and the parameters to the *.ini file. 
• Save Batch Parameters 
Save all the parameters and the test items  that are configured in the editor to a 
specified file. 
•  Log Parameters 
Configure LOG parameters.  
• Specify LOG Viewer 
Specify the viewer for the LOG file....

3  Diagnostic Programs  3.3Option 
 
• Test Order 
Specify the order of the test items. C hoose Sequence to adopt the sequential 
mode; choose Random to run the test items in random sequence. 
•  Test Options 
Choose one of the following options: 
9  Wait On Error  
Wait for further confirmation while an error occurs.  
9 Break On Error  
Stop the test when a test item fails.  
9 Pause Enable  
Pause at the end of each test items and wa it for the user to response with the test 
items that requires the...

3.3 Option  3  Diagnostic Programs 
Monitor the remaining ba ttery capacity (percent). 
9 Monitor CPU Thermal  
Monitor the CPU temperature. 
• Test Mode 
9  LOOPBOUND  
The chosen test items will run repeatedly according to the times specified in the 
Number of Loops. 
9  TIMEBOUND  
The chosen test items will run for an exte nt time specified in Time Limit Hrs and 
Time Limit Min. 
•  Time Limit Hrs 
Specify the hours whether TIMEBOUND is chosen under the batch mode.  
• Time Limit Min 
Specify the...

3  Diagnostic Programs  3.3Option 
Repeat times of the test item.  
• Interactive 
If the item is enabled during the test, the te st items that need user to response can 
run normally, such as PS2 Mouse test; If it is disabled, those test items will 
report FAIL. 
Whether the option here is enabled, it  only affects the current test item. 
• Parameters  
For the test items with specific parameters, this option will call the related 
configuration screens. Otherwise, the  program will show the following...

3.3 Option  3  Diagnostic Programs 
 
In this window, you can specify the .INI  files that you wanted to be edited or 
modified. 
3.3.5  Save Batch Parameters 
Here you can save the edited or modified content to the batch parameters files. 
 
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