Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 Series, Service Manual

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Error Messages and Troubleshooting
Test classification Screen display test items Contents
1 A20 GATE TEST Address 20 line
2 CACHE ON/OFF Cache memory on/off
3
NPU OPERAND TEST Floating point processor function
4 RAM (Memory related) RAM STANDARD Memory standard
5 DMA PAGE REG TEST DMA page register
6 DMA REGISTER TEST DAM register
7
DMAC Transfer TEST DAM transfer test
8 PIC HALT INSTRUCTION TEST Interrupt controller
9 PIC REGISTER TEST Interrupt controller
10 RTC CMOS RAM TEST Real time clock CMOS
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SPEAKER TEST Speaker
13 PIT CH0 TEST Interrupt timer CH0
14
PIT CH1 TEST Interrupt timer CH1
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PIT CH2 TEST Interrupt timer CH2
16 KEYBOARD REG TEST Keyboard
17 PS/2 MOUSE REG Mouse
18
SERIAL WRAP TEST Serial loop back (jig required)
19
SERIAL ALL INTERNAL TEST Serial port
20 PARALLEL REGISTER R/W Parallel register
PCIC ALL TEST PCIC
Card Bus REG Card Bus port
USB REG USB port
22 VGA ALL TEST VGA
23 SVGA RAM TEST SVGA RAM
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VESA MODE TEST VESA mode
25 FD WT/RD/WP TEST FD write/read/write protection
26 HDD ALL TEST Only HDD lead selected
27 ECP REGISTER R/W Parallel port
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EPP REGISTER R/W Parallel port
29 EXT. CMOS R/W TEST Extension CMOS R/W test
COMMUNICATION
IO
(Input-output)
CONTROL
(Control ICs on the
main board, etc.)
The table below explains the parts that may be faulty or damaged should an error message occur while performing the
various test items of the self diagnostics program.
CPU
(CPU related)
21
AUX
(Auxiliary functions)
DISK
(FDD, HDD)
UNIQUE
(Individual functions)
VIDEO
(Display related)
2
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