Acer Aspire 1606, Service Manual

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81 Aspire 1606
System Check Procedures
External Diskette Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is
required.
NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause
damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail.
Do the following to select the test device. See ““System Utility Diskette” on page 51 for details.
1. Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (see “System Utility Diskette” on page 51).
2. Go to the diagnostic Diskette Drive in the test items.
3. Press
m
in the test items.
4. Follow the instructions in the message window.
If an error occurs with the internal diskette drive, first turn off the power and then reconnect the diskette
connector to the system board.
If the error still remains:
1. Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
2. Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
3. Replace the system board.
External CD-ROM Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, drive, or CD-ROM. Make sure that the CD-ROM does
not have any label attached to it. The label can cause damage to the drive or can cause the drive to fail.
Do the following to select the test device:
1. Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the PQA program (refer to .
2. Go to the diagnostic CD-ROM in the test items.
3. Press
m
in the test items.
4. Follow the instructions in the message window.
If an error occurs, first turn off the power and then reconnect the connector to the system board. If the error still
remains:
1. Reconnect the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
2. Replace the external diskette drive/CD-ROM module.
3. Replace the system board.