Lenovo ThinkPad 560E ThinkPad 560X Hardware Maintenance Manual (Oct 1997) - Page 58

PC Card (PCMCIA) Slots Test, Universal Serial Bus (USB) Test, Displaying the Error Log

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8. Click on a device to test it, or click on Test All to test all devices. Click on Looptest to run the tests in a repeated loop. The loop option menu window appears. Click on a device; the √ mark appears beside the selected device. Repeat this step to select multiple devices. Click on OK to start the diagnostic loop. If no device is selected, all devices tests are looped. 9. To exit the loop, keep pressing Ctrl+Pause until the test exits. A beep sounds to notify that the exit interrupt is sensed by the test program. Press Esc to exit from the loop test. PC Card (PCMCIA) Slots Test The green LED on the PC test card (P/N 35G4703) turns on when the PC Card (PCMCIA) slot test is running. If the LED does not turn on, check that the card is installed correctly by reseating it. If the LED still does not turn on after the card is reseated, try using another slot for the test. If the LED still does not turn on and the test fails, replace the FRU shown by the diagnostic error code. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Test At the advanced diagnostic window, connect the USB parallel test cable (P/N 05K2580) to the computer as shown. 1 2 Click on to run the test. Follow the instructions on the screen. OK appears if the test passed, but three lines of error codes appear if the test failed. The defective FRU is the system board. Use cable number 2 for an external USB port, such as a port replicator or a docking station. Displaying the Error Log Diagnostic errors are printed on a printer that is attached to the parallel port when the error is detected. The error is also logged in the system memory. 48 IBM ThinkPad 560X (2640-60x, 70x) HMM

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8.
Click on a device to test it, or click on
Test All
to test
all devices.
Click on
Looptest
to run the tests in a repeated loop.
The loop option menu window appears.
Click on a
device; the
√
mark appears beside the selected
device.
Repeat this step to select multiple devices.
Click on
OK
to start the diagnostic loop.
If no device
is selected, all devices tests are looped.
9.
To exit the loop, keep pressing
Ctrl
+
Pause
until the
test exits.
A beep sounds to notify that the exit
interrupt is sensed by the test program.
Press
Esc
to
exit from the loop test.
PC Card (PCMCIA) Slots Test
The green LED on the PC test card (P/N 35G4703) turns
on when the PC Card (PCMCIA) slot test is running.
If the
LED does not turn on, check that the card is installed
correctly by reseating it.
If the LED still does not turn on
after the card is reseated, try using another slot for the
test.
If the LED still does not turn on and the test fails,
replace the FRU shown by the diagnostic error code.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Test
At the advanced diagnostic window, connect the USB
parallel test cable (P/N 05K2580) to the computer as
shown.
1
2
Click on
to run the test.
Follow the instructions on
the screen.
OK
appears if the test passed, but three lines
of error codes appear if the test failed.
The defective FRU
is the system board.
Use cable number 2 for an external USB port, such as a
port replicator or a docking station.
Displaying the Error Log
Diagnostic errors are printed on a printer that is attached
to the parallel port when the error is detected.
The error is
also logged in the system memory.
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