Diagnostics; Functional Testprogram; Error Messages; Power On Test Messages - Philips PCL304 Service Manual

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6 DIAGNOSTICS
6.1 Functional test program
The power self test will only test a part of the total system.
Therefor a functional test program is available to test the
remaining system parts for correct functioning.
This test program comes on a 3 1/2" 720 K floppy (4822
710 20001) and can be used for all PCL-line personal
compuiers.
The test program was designed to test the basic system
functions in a fast way:
@
floppy drive
hard disk
mouse
R232-interface
Video controller
monitor
printer interface
The test results can be printed (see Fig. 6-1).
To start the test first read the instruction for use which
can also be found on the test floppy
Type "A:README" to find out the way of executing the
test program.
CMOS Data/Serial Number
BIOS Data
Drive A = 3.5 inch, 720 kByte
Drive B — Not Intstalled
Harddisk 1 - 40 MByte (Formatted)
Serial number:
1A 000000000000
Data: Wednesday may 9, 1991
System hardware is AT with 80386
Mouse dirve is ............
Printer drive reports on-line
RS-232 loopback is ...........
VGA with Color Display
Testresults of the PCL304/00 computer
6 Testing the mouse hardware and software
............s.eeeeeeeeee
Passed
7 Testing the RS-232 serial connector
.........--..eeeee
cece eect eee
<< 11 Testing the printing the testreport
........
es cece eee eee eee eee
Fig. 6-1
6.2 Error messages
This chapter describes diagnostics messages;
power on messages and user diagnostics messages.
6.2.2 Power on diagnostic test messages:
BEEP MESSAGES;
01.
ONE BEEP:
No error is found
02.
ONE LONG AND THREE SHORT BEEPS:
Video error.
03.
TWO SHORT BEEPS:
Anon fatal error. The Notebook will allert to the error
with a message.
6-1
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