Reduce NDF(No Defect Found) rate and save shipping cost. Save TAT(Turn Around Time). ASUS will keep auditing the return NDF rate monthly. If it keeps under 10%, ASUS will provide higher RMA priority and 10 working days of TAT for customers who have done the Pretest.
2.Pretest finish date 3.Mainboard model 4.Mainboard S/N Plug in cpu,Ram,port80M 1.Turn on the power supply 2.Check post code”C1”is Send Report to ASUS TSD display contact window Please fill the Diagnostic card 1. Turn off power supply 2. Plug in (Com_port,Printer_port,USB,LAN,game,IR...
Pretest operate description Visual inspection: 1. Inspect M/B have broken,oxidized….. (Please refer Visual inspection description) 2. Customer induce or not. (Please refer Customer Induce Description) 3. If any M/B components failed to work after inspection,please paste the arrow stacker and write on Diagnostic Card If Visual inspection is OK.
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Check CPU voltage on CPU test card Turn OFF Power supply and Remove CPU Test Card Plug in CPU on Motherboard CPU Slot and CPU FAN connector...
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Plug in memory on Motherboard DIMM Slot Plug in Port80M on Motherboard PCI Slot 1. Turn on the power supply 2. Check post code “C1” is display...
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1. Turn OFF the power supply 2. Plug in PS2 Keyboard Plug in PS2 Mouse Plug in COM_ports...
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Plug in Printer_port Plug in Audio_port Plug in Audio_port Loopback tail on Motherboard audio connectors...
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Plug in VGA_port on Motherboard VGA Connector or VGA Card Plug in Floppy,Hardisk and CD_ROM on Motherboard Connector NOTE: Primary IDE connect Hardisk Secondary IDE connect CD_ROM Plug in SWBO_ASUS on Motherboard Panel Connector NOTE: Orient the red markings on the PANEL ribbon cable to PIN 1...
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Push (SWBO_ASUS) the PWR.SW switch button once will switch on the system and test motherboard function.
Visual inspect fail description Visual inspection: 4. Inspect M/B have broken,oxidized….. (Please refer Visual inspection description) 5. Customer induce or not. (Please refer Customer Induce Description) 6. If any M/B components failed to work after inspection, please paste the arrow stacker and write on Diagnostic Card Paste arrow sticker on damage component Fill in the Diagnostic card...
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Paste Diagnostic Card on PCI Solt Send M/B to Asus RMA...
ASUS TEST PROGRAM INSTALLATION GUIDE 1. Necessary equipments: 。Disk1(Boot disk) for Windows 98 or Windows ME 。Disk2 with Ghost v6.0 program 。Hard drive (at least 2GB) 。One PC with CD_ROM 2. Load the Ghost image to the Hard Drive a. Get into BIOS Setup and set “Boot Sequence” to “A, C” (boot from floppy (A:)) b.
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h. Press “Open” to load the image file. i. Select “local destination drive” and choose “OK” j. Choose “YES” to proceed with disk load (transfer CD data to hard drive) k. Choose “Reset Computer” to reboot.
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l. Restart and change “Boot Sequence” to “C, A” (boot from hard drive(C:)). m. If you can see the screen below, it means the data has been copied to hard drive successfully. 2. Visual Inspection should be implemented before Pretest. 3.
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e. Choose the proper model name to execute the pretest program. For example: Key in “ ” for P2B.
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INSPECT BGA CHIPSET Check if the BGA chipset has been pulled out by end user. INSPECT BGA CHIPSET Check if the M/B BGA chipset is lifted.
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INSPECT M/B PCB Check if the M/B PCB is broken. INSPECT M/B BACK PCB Check if the PCB trace is broken.
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INSPECT CPU SOCKET Check if the PCB trace around the CPU socket is broken. INSPECT M/B SLOT Check is any PIN on the SLOT is damaged...
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INSPECT SMD CHIPSET AND Capacitance & Register Check if any SMD chips, capacitance or register is damaged. INSPECT M/B PCB Check if the M/B PCB is broken...
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INSPECT M/B SCREW HOLE Check if any trace around the screw hole is broken. INSPECT M/B CONNECTOR Check if any trace around the battery is broken.
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INSPECT M/B COMPONENT Check if there is any component burnout. INSPECT M/B PCB Oxidize Check if the PCB is oxidized.
Customer Induce Description (If the motherboard belongs to “Customer Induce”, it will be returned to the customer without repairing.)
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PCB Trace Scratched (1) PCB Trace Scratched (2) Consecutively three or more traces scratched...
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PCB Oxidation (1) PCB Oxidation (2) If the PCB is oxidized by end user. Ex:Drinks,coffee…..
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PCB Breakage If the M/B PCB is broken by end user. PCB Burning (1) If the M/B or VGA PCB is broken by end user.
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PCB Burning (2) If there is any component burnout by end user. Customer Induced Flaws caused by Customers Self-Repairing or removing parts from PCB.
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SWBO-ASUS C O N N E C T O R Plug in Name: SWBO-ASUS Part Number: 70-C1OG15-02 Function: Check message LED & Reset,SMI,Keylock, PWRON PCI PORT 80M CARD Plug in Name:PCI PORT 80M Part Number:80-C1PO40-01.02 Function:POST Code Display...
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KLAMATH SIGNAL CARD (SLOT 1) CPU Plug in Name:KLAMATH SIGNAL CARD Part Number:08-900006600 Function:check CPU Voltage&CPU Signal K7_S2K-PIN TO NAME TEST (SLOT A) CPU Plug in Name:K7_S2K-PIN TO NAME TEST Part Number:08-900009900 Function:check CPU Voltage&CPU Signal...
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COM-Port Loopback Name:COM PORT-1oopback Part Number:70-C1OG10-01 Function:Com-Port test Printer_Port Loopback CONNECTOR Name:ENG_PRT Part Number:80-C1G002-0202 Function:Printer port test...
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ENG_GPORT-A CONNECTOR Name:ENG_GPORT-A Part Number: 70-C1G024-01 Function: Game-Port test AUDIO LOOP-BACK (3 Black) CONNECTOR Name:AUDIO LOOP-BACK Part Number:22-060001280 Function:AUDIO Loop-back test...
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AUDIO LOOP-BACK(2W+1B) CONNECTOR Name:AUDIO LOOP-BACK Part Number:22-060001290 Function:AUDIO Loop-back test MR MODEM CARD CONNECTOR Name:MR MODEM CARD WS-5614DML Part Number: 70R-R00FT1010 Function:Check AMR Interface...
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IR LOOP-BACK CONNECTOR Name:IR LOOP WS-5614DML BACK (1*5) Part Number:20-521048260 Name:IR LOOP-BACK (2*5) Part Number:20-521048270 Function:IR Loop-back test Yellow line-Pin 1 LAN LOOP-BACK Name:LAN LOOP -BACK Part Number:20-521048280 Function:LAN Loop-back test...
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Socket 7 CPU Voltage Test Tools Plug in Vcore (2.0~3.5) Name:PGA 296P SOCK Part Number:22-060000310 Function: CPU Voltage test SOCKET 370 CPU Voltage Test Tools Plug in Vcore (2.0v) Name:PGA 370P SOCK Part Number:22-060000320 Function: CPU Voltage test...
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P4 CPU Voltage Test Tools Plug in Name:PGA 423 SOCK Part Number:22-060001031 Function:CPU Voltage test SOCKET A CPU Voltage Test Tools Vcore(1.5v) Plug in Name:PGA 462 SOCK Part Number:22-060001020 Function: CPU Voltage test...
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CD-ROM Test Tools Name: M017 CD_ROM TX97 Part Number:15-093004001...
CAUTION! Please check Mainboard JUMPER SETTING before testing. (1)CPU frequency jumper setting: a. Jumper Mode: Set the jumpers following the information printed on the motherboard or on the user manual. b. Jumper Free Mode: Make sure the JEN jumper is on the position of Jumper Free Mode and set all the DIP Switches to OFF.
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