Toshiba Qosmio F50 Laptop User Manual


 
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TroubleshootingProcedures
QOSMIOF50-QOSMIOF55-DYNABOOKQOSMIOF50SeriesMaintenanceManual
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ThissectiondescribeshowtodetermineiftheExpresscardplayerisfunctioningproperly.
TheprocessissummarizedinFigure2-13.PerformthestepsbelowstartingwithProcedure1
andcontinuingwiththeotherproceduresasrequired.
Procedure1: Expresscardtest
Procedure2: Expresscardsocketreplacementcheck
Procedure1 Expresscardtest
TheExpresstestcardcontainsaExpresstestprogram.Usewindowsapplicationtocheck
devicecanworkfineornot.Ifanerroroccurs.Ensurethecardinfullyinsertedintothe
socketbeforerunningtheprogram.
IfanerroroccursduringtheExpresscardtest,performProcedure2.Ifnoerroroccurs,itis
likelythattheoriginalPCcardwasfaulty.
Procedure2 Expresscardsocketreplacementcheck
TheExpresscardsocketmaybedamagedordefective,forinstancethesocketpinscanbe
bent.DisassemblethecomputerfollowingthestepsdescribedinChapter4,Replacement
Proceduresandreplacethesocket.Iftheproblempersists,thesystemboardmaybedefective
ordamaged.ReplacethesystemboardwithanewonefollowingthestepsinChapter4.