Toshiba Portege 7140 - Manual (Page 135)

User's Manual Troubleshooting 9-17
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4. Go to drive C and at the DOS prompt C:\>, type TDIAGS. MS-DOS
loads the diagnostic test and displays the following screen:
TOSHIBA personal computer xxxx DIAGNOSTICS
version x.xx (c) copyright TOSHIBA Corp. 19xx
Test the DIAGNOSTICS (Y/N)
5. To execute the program type Y; to exit, type N.
Choosing test options
Before the test begins, you are prompted to select whether to test the following
components. To select the test, type Y at the prompt, otherwise type N.
Component Prompt
Diskette drive
Test the FDD (Y/N)?
This test writes test patterns to the diskette. Use
a formatted, write-enabled diskette. Data on the
diskette will be destroyed.
Hard disk drive
Test the HDD (Y/N)?
This test writes a small amount of data to the
hard disk.
Printer
Test the Printer (Y/N)?
Before executing this test, make sure the printer
is connected and turned on. If you select Y, the
following prompt will appear:
Compatible with IBM printer (Y/N)?
Select Y for IBM compatible and N for non-
compatible. If you are not sure, select N. Selecting
Y
for a non-compatible printer may result in
garbled output and processing of excess pages.