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Toshiba Personal Computer                                                                  Diagnostic Programs  Parameters Setting

You can access the Log Parameters screen through Service Diagnostics\Options -

Generate Report.

Report Destination

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If  selecting 'NONE', no log file will be generated; if selecting 'FILE', a log file with

the name specified in 'Log File Name' will be generated.

Log Options

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Log Errors

If selecting this parameter, errors will be recorded when the test fails.

Log Test Activities

If selecting this parameter, the subtest results will be recorded.

Log Test Start Time

If selecting this parameter, the start time of the test will be recorded.

Log Test End Time

If selecting this parameter, the end time of the test will be recorded.

Log Errors Only

If selecting this parameter, errors will be recorded only when the test fails.

Log Errors Only with Time

If selecting this parameter, errors and time will be recorded only when the test

fails.

Append to Old Log File

If selecting this parameter, the new log will be added to the old one.

Log Device Info on Fail

If selecting this parameter, details of the failed test will be recorded.

Log file Name

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Specify the Log file name. You can input the detail path of the file. System will

show the detail path of the file.

3.3.7  Specify LOG Viewer

You can specify the Log file viewer in the Specify Log Viewer screen.

The default viewing program of Service Diagnostics is

LogView.exe.

3.3.8  Display LOG File

You can specify the Log file for viewing in the Display Error Log File screen

In this screen, you can specify a Log file and view it with the viewer designated in

Specify LOG Viewer.

3.3.9 LOG Viewer

Service Diagnostic Log viewer:

,

•

Scroll a line backward or forward on the screen.

Page Up, Page Down

Scroll a page backward or forward on the screen.

Esc

•

Exit the Log viewer.

F1

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Display the Help information about the Log viewer operations and the

functional keys.

Ctrl+Home

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Go to the start of the log file.

Ctrl+End

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Go to the end of the log file.

Ctrl+F3

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Prompt the search dialogue for the user to input the string to be looked for

and specify the searching method.

F3

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Find the next corresponding strings given.

3.3.10 LOG File Sample

Log file is a test result file, which records the following information: Test module name,

Test item name, Start/End time and the test result (including PASS, FAIL, SKIP and

ABORT). When a failure is found, both the error code and the error information were

recorded.

In the Log file, we use

Test Items

as the test item name, which could not be modified in

the whole time. And we use the

Internal Name

as name in the program’s UI, which

corresponds to the test item name and could be modified according to the user’s favorite.

 

.5 System Test

Move arrow keys and press the

Space

key to select CPU test item from Service

Diagnostic menu, then highlight

CPU

and press the

Enter

to run this test item.

Subtest 01 CPU

1.  Basic Functionality Test

This test item is to check whether the CPU works normally through math and

logic calculation, which means verifying the general registers, math registers

and logic registers.

2.  CPU Speed

This test item is to detect the work frequency of the current CPU. User should

change the parameters setting in the following window before the test:

 

CPU Speed Comparison

--Whether you want to make a comparison of the

CPU speed with the value set in ‘Expected CPU Speed’, you should choose

‘Yes’; otherwise, ‘No’.

Expected CPU Speed

--Specify the expected CPU Speed value you want

for further comparison.

Allowable Error Rate

-- Specify the Allowable Error Rate value you want

for further comparison.

3.  Coprocessor

NPU Basic Functions Test

This test item is to check whether the precision of the numeric processor in

the float calculation is up to the IEEE standards.

NPU Interrupt Test

This test item is to check whether NPU transfers the abnormal Interrupt

program correctly by forcing an abnormal float.

4.  CPU Information

This test item is used for getting & showing CPU Information. It will be

displayed as follows:

5.  CPU Protected Mode Test

This test item is to check whether CPU protected mode instruction works

normally.

6.  MMX

The test item is to confirm whether the CPU supports MMX instructions.

Subtest 02 Boards

1.  DMA Controller

This test item is to check whether the DMA controller works normally.

2.  Interval Timer

This test item is to check whether the Interval Timer (18.2Hz, 55ms) works

normally.

3.  Clock/Calendar

This test item is to check whether the system clock/calendar works

normally.

4.  PCI System

This test item is to check whether the bus number, device number and

function number in PCI bus are valid.

5.  Plug and Play

test item is to check:

1.  Whether the current system supports Plug-n-Play;

2.  Whether there is an ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) in

the BIOS;

3.  Whether there is PCI-to-ISA bridge in the system;

4.  Whether there is PCI bus in the system.

6.  ACPI Test

ACPI test includes two sub-items as below:

System Address Map Test: Check the correctness of ACPI system memory

map, and whether its mapping scope is within real memory.

ACPI Table Test: Check the correctness of ACPI relative configuration

tables in the current system.

Subtest 03  FAN Speed Test

1. CPU Fan Speed Test

This test item is to check whether the CPU fan currently used works

normally in the different speeds of stop, slow, middle and fast. Below is the

parameter setting dialog window.

Set the range of Speed that is to be tested, then choose the

OK

button to

test it. It will be displayed as follows:

6 Memory Test

This test module is to check whether the memory chip works normally.

Subtest 01  BIOS ROM

This test item is to check the validity of BIOS ROM that includes two sub-items --

ROM Read and ROM Write Protection. ROM Read is to check whether BIOS

ROM could be correctly read out, ROM Write Protect is to check whether BIOS

ROM is write-protected.

Subtest 02 Parity

This test item is to check whether the parity checkout error could happen through

writing and reading memory. Below is the parameter setting dialog window.

Test Option:

Choose the Memory part to take the test– Base Memory or

Extended Memory.