Keyboard Test - Toshiba Satellite A40 Series Maintenance Manual

3 Tests and Diagnostics
3.6

Keyboard Test

To execute the Keyboard Test, select 3 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter
and follow the directions on the screen. Move the highlight bar to the subtest you want to
execute and press Enter.
Subtest 01 Pressed key display
When you execute this subtest, the keyboard layout is drawn on the display as
shown below. When any key is pressed, the corresponding key on the screen
changes to the key character that was pressed. Holding a key down enables
the auto-repeat function which causes the key's display character to blink.
Press Del + Enter to end the test.
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Fn
IF test OK, Press [Del] [Enter] Key
Subtest 02 Pressed key code display
When a key is pressed, the scan code, character code, and key top name are
displayed on the screen in the format shown below. The Ins Lock, Caps
Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Alt, Ctrl, Left Shift, and Right Shift
keys are displayed in reverse screen mode when pressed. The scan codes,
character codes, and key top names are shown in Appendix D.
KEYBOARD TEST
Ins Lock
Alt
PRESS [Enter] KEY
3-14
Press Key Display
IN PROGRESS
Scan code
Character code
Keytop
Caps Lock Num Lock
Ctrl Left Shift
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302000
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Scroll Lock
Right Shift
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3.6 Keyboard Test