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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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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.  
‹ Test item name, test process and test  result are displayed in the left; 
‹ Test status and result are disp layed in the upper right corner of  the screen. It displays the 
test status of the current test item – TEST  (in testing), PASS (test finished and its result 
is passed), FAIL (test finished and its result is failed) and SKIP (test skipped). 
‹  The error list of each test module is displayed  at the lower right corner of the screen. It 
would display the total error quantity found in  the test, the most recent five error codes 
and description would be shown here. Deta iled error report could be viewed with 
Logview.exe. 
‹   When pressing  ESC key during the test process, a  User Break Windows will be popped 
up for the user to select.  
3.  USER BREAK  
Pressing  ESC key to interrupt the test, USER BR EAK message box would be prompted out 
in the central of Diagnostics Window for th e user to select the following actions: 
‹ CONTINUE ---- Continue the test; 
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‹ 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 Name and Its Version:  Service Diagnostic Ver1.10; 
‹  Test Module Name:  Label the name and version of the test module. For example, in the 
above screen, the name of the test m odule is ‘Memory Tester Build Date 200 7.02.09 ’.  
‹ Status Bar:  Located at the bottom of the screen as follows: 
 
The status bar is used to indicate the current sc ript setting and test status. It consists of two 
lines that includes the information as follows: 
‹  Test Mode : TIMEBOUND or LOOPBOUND, e.g.  LOOPBOUND in the above screen; 
‹ Script File Name : Script file name, e.g. ‘Cus tom.INI’ in the above screen; 
‹ Current Time(C. TIME) : Current system time, e.g. ‘C.TIME:2008-0 2-16  00:42:40’ in 
the above screen; 
‹  Test Time Remaining (LEFT) : In TIMEBOUND mode, it would display the remaining 
test time at the same location as Current TIME (C. TIME) in the above screen; 
‹  Current Loop Count : In LOOPBOUND mode, it will di splay the total LOOP number 
planning to execute and the current LOOP  number have been finished, e.g. ‘COUNT: 
01/01’ in the above screen; 
‹  CPU Temperature : Detect the temperature in the cu rrent CPU, e.g. ‘CPU: 56C’ in the 
above screen; 
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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, e.g. Custom.Log in the above 
screen; 
‹  Start Test Time  (S.TIME): Display the test start time for the current test item or the test 
script, e.g. ‘S.TIME: 2008-02 -16 00:42:40’ in the above screen; 
‹ Break On Error : Display ‘HALT’ as shown in the above screen when ‘Break On Er\
ror’ 
is enabled; 
‹  Wait On Error : Display ‘WAIT’ as shown in the above  screen when ‘Wait On Error’ is 
enabled; 
‹  Pause Enable : Display ‘PAUSE’ when “Pause Enable” is enabled; 
‹ Manual Interrupt Method : Display ‘Esc: Break’ to tell the user how to manually 
interrupt the test process. 
  
						

							
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 selected, a warning 
message would be shown as below: 
 
•  Edit Batch Parameters 
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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.  
• Display Error Log File 
Load the LOG file viewer specified in the Specify Log Viewer to view the LOG 
file.  
•  DOS Shell 
Enter the DOS Shell and execute the DOS programs. You can also exit to the 
Service Diagnostics Edit or by the command of EXIT.  
• Exit to DOS 
Exit the Service Diagnostics Editor and back to DOS.  
3.3.2  Batch Parameters Configuration 
The batch parameters configuration screen can be accessed through Service 
Diagnostics/OPTIONS -> EDIT  BATCH PARAMETERS -> BATCH 
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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 user to assist the te st processes, such as the keystroke test. 
9 Interactive  
If the item is enabled during the test, the te st items that need user to response can 
run normally, such as Mouse test; If it is disabled, those test items will report 
FAIL. 
When the option here is enabled, it would  affect all the test items while the same 
option in “Item Parameters Configura tion” only affect that test item. 
9 Monitor Battery Life 
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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 minutes whether TIMEBOUND is chosen under the batch mode.  
• Number Of Loops 
Specify the repeating times when Loop Bound is chosen under the batch mode. 
3.3.3  Item’s Parameters Configuration 
The test items’ parameters configurati on screen can be accessed through Service 
Diagnostics/Options -> Edit Batch Paramete rs -> Item’s Parameters-> System-
>CPU-> Basic Functionality: 
 
•  Repeat count  
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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 dialogue 
window: 
 
Parameters for the specific test items: 
Some test items (Memory, HDD, e g...) ha ve their individual parameters, which 
can be configured in their parameters setting window.  
3.3.4  Load Batch Parameters 
Batch parameter is saved in the script f ile whose extension name is INI (*.INI). 
Below is the screen shot of “Load Batch Parameters”. 
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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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