System Diagnostic Diskette - Acer TravelMate 200 Service Manual

System Diagnostic Diskette

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IMPORTANT:
The diagnostics program here that we used is called PQA (Product Quality Assurance) and is
provided by Acer Headquarters. You can utilize it as a basic diagnostic tool. To get this program,
either download it from http://csd.acer.com.tw or find it in the TravelMate 200 service CD kit.
To better fit local service requirements, your regional office MAY have other diagnostic program.
Please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further
technical details.
NOTE: This program contains a readme.txt file. This readme.txt file will introduce each test and its functions.
This diagnostic program is designed to perform the following diagnostic tools for Acer TravelMate 200
notebook machine. It provides the following functions.
1.
PQA System Diagnostics
2. Audio Resource and Loopback Test
3.
USB Register and Connect/ Disconnect Test
To use this diskette, first boot from this diskette, then a "Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu" prompts you to
choose the testing item. Follow the instructions on screen to proceed.
IMPORTANT: If this diskette is not bootable, do the following actions before you use it:
1.
Do system transfers.
2.
Copy the following files to A:\
HIMEM.SYS
RAMDRIVE.SYS
CHOICE.COM
MSCDEX.EXE
PQA System Diagnostics
NOTE: This PQA diagnostics program will test Acer TravelMate 200 notebook series' hardware peripherals.
1. When you select One Test, Test command (F2 key) will only work in the first-level menu (Item Test), if you
are in sub-level menu, please press ESC to return to upper-level (Item Test) menu.
2. Use Space Bar to select/ deselect a testing item.
3.
When testing is done, there will be a testing report, where you could find out whether the testing is
successful or not.
Audio Resource and Speaker-Out Test
This function will test Audio Resource and Loopback of Acer TravelMate 200 notebook series. You will see
"PASS" when test is successful.
You need "Loopbacker" when you choose "Loopback Test". Please put Loopbacker in Line-in, Line-out and
Micro-in. You will see "PASS" when test is successful.
USB Register and Connect/ Disconnect Test
This function will test USB Register and Connect/Disconnect of TravelMate 200 notebook series.
1.
Register test (USBCMD, USBINTR, FRNNUM, FLBASEADD, SOF) - test its own USB internal circuit.
2. UHCI/ OHCI test utility
a.
Please prepare a USB device such as USB mouse, USB keyboard or USB modem, and leave the
USB port disconnected. (Don't connect first)
b. Program will dynamically detect the incoming device for two times, please plug the USB connector in
USB port first, then plug it out. (Connect one time, disconnect one time)
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