Toshiba Tecra 8100 - Manual (Page 157)

User's Manual Troubleshooting 9-17
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Tecra 8100 User's Manual – 8100_UK.DOC – ENGLISH – Printed on 13/12/99 as IM8100UK
Diagnostic test
The diagnostic test program checks system components to help you
determine the cause of the computer’s problem.
Executing the diagnostic test program
To start the diagnostics, follow these steps:
1. Check all cables for loose connections.
2. Select Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode? from the Shut
Down
window.
3. Be sure the computer is not in virtual 86 mode. The test will not run in
that mode. If you try to run the test in virtual 86 mode, the following
message will be displayed:
Cannot execute in a virtual 8086 mode.
If the preceding message is displayed, remove memory managers
from your config.sys file. See your MS-DOS documentation for
information on the config.sys file.
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.