Toshiba PORTEGE M400 - Manual (Page 67)

2.4 System board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting
Procedure 2 Debug Port (D port) Check on Boot Mode
Check the D port status by a debug port test. The tool for debug port test is shown below.
Figure 2-2 A set of tool for debug port test
The test procedures are follows;
1. Connect the debug port test cable to the connector CN3400 of the System board. For
disassembling the PC to connect the test cable, refer to Chapter 4.
2. Connect the debug port test cable and RS-232C cross-cable to the test board.
3. Connect the RS-232C cross-cable to the PC displaying the test results.
4. Boot the computer in MS-DOS mode.
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