79
TroubleshootingProcedures
QOSMIOF50-QOSMIOF55-DYNABOOKQOSMIOF50SeriesMaintenanceManual
79
Todetermineifthecomputer’sGPSisfunctioningproperly,performthefollowing
procedures.Figure2-29outlinestheprocess.StartwithProcedure1andcontinueas
instructed.
Procedure1: GPSAntennaconnectioncheck
Procedure2: GPSModuleconnectioncheck
Procedure1 GPSAntennaconnectioncheck
Usewindowsapplicationtocheckdevicecanworkfineornot.Ifanerrorislocated,make
suretheGPSAntennamaybedamagedortheconnectionsmaybeloose.PerformCheck1:
Check1 MakesureGPSAntennaisfirmlypluggedintoGPSmoduleofthecomputer.If
theantennaisconnectedcorrectly,gotoCheck2.
Check2 TryconnectingadifferentGPSAntennatothecomputer.Ifthereplacement
Antennaworks,theoriginalAntennamaybedamaged.Ifthereplacement
AntennadoesnotworktheGPSnodulemaybedamaged.GotoProcedure2.
Procedure2 GPSModuleconnectioncheck
TheGPSModuleconnectmaybefaulty.PerformCheck1:
Check1 ChecktheGPSModuleisfirmlypluggedintosystemboard,ifconnectionwas
correctly,gotocheck2.
Check2 TryconnectingadifferentGPSModuletothecomputer.IfthereplacementGPS
Moduleworks,theoriginalModulemaybedamaged.IfthereplacementModule
doesnotworkthesystemboardmaybedamaged.Replaceitwithanewone
followingtheinstructionsinChapter4.