Toshiba L515 Personal Computer User Manual


 
2Troubleshooting 2.2BasicFlowchart
2-2 Satellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517MaintenanceManual
2.2 BasicFlowchart
ThebasicflowchartinFigure2-1servesasaguideforidentifyingapossiblyfaultyFRU.
Beforegoingthroughthediagnosticflowchartsteps,verifythefollowing:
Asktheuserifapasswordhasbeenregisteredand,ifso,askhimorhertoenterthe
password.Iftheuserhasforgottenthesystempassword,useajumpwiretomakea
shortcircuitonM/BB500location,thenturnthecomputerpoweron.Whenbooted,
thecomputeroverridespasswordprotectionandautomaticallyerasesthecurrent
password.
MakesuretheWindows®VistaHomeEditionhasbeeninstalledontheHDD.Any
otheroperatingsystemcancausethecomputertomalfunction.
Makesureanypieceofoptionalequipmenthasbeeninstalled.