New Laptop Docs: POST troubleshooting flowchart - Revision history

Jtate: fix category link

2012-11-03T19:53:16Z

fix category link

2012-11-03T19:52:15Z

Adding Laptop Eval category link

2012-03-17T18:30:27Z

Fixed screen swap error

2012-03-11T00:02:06Z

Added bad LCD in full.

2012-02-27T02:38:09Z

Added bad LCD & bad GPU options

2012-02-27T01:54:43Z

From "video" to "It appears to be passing POST, so a video issue then."

2012-02-27T01:51:57Z

Edits prior to this one can be ignored

2012-02-25T23:41:37Z

2012-02-25T23:14:27Z

2012-02-25T22:59:18Z

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 <graphviz>
   digraph D {
@@ Line 69: / Line 70: @@
    try_autodetect_again -> needs_screen_swap [label="Y"]
 <graphviz />

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:52, 3 November 2012
Line 68:		Line 68:
	try_autodetect_again -> cant_auto_detect [label="N"]		try_autodetect_again -> cant_auto_detect [label="N"]
	try_autodetect_again -> needs_screen_swap [label="Y"]		try_autodetect_again -> needs_screen_swap [label="Y"]
		+	<graphviz />
		+	[[Category:Laptop Eval]]

@@ Line 62: / Line 62: @@
    bad_LCD ->  connect_external_video
    connect_external_video -> test_external_vid_auto
-   test_external_vid_auto -> need_screen_swap [label="Y"]
+   test_external_vid_auto -> needs_screen_swap [label="Y"]
    test_external_vid_auto -> confirm_anolog_input_setting
    confirm_anolog_input_setting -> try_softkeys

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
    it_dont_post -> bad_LCD
    it_dont_post -> bad_GPU
+  screen_activity -> bad_LCD [label="Maybe ?"]
    /* If indicator lights = No */
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
    can_feel_HDD [label="It appears to be passing POST, so a video issue then."]
    cant_feel_HDD [label="The system is failing the POST: \n *Remove any PCMCIA, PCI-E cards \n *Remove the RAM, note the speed  type \n *Get 4-6 sticks of the same speed & type"]
    it_dont_post -> BIOS_access
@@ Line 46: / Line 58: @@
    feel_HDD_spin -> can_feel_HDD [label="Y"]
    feel_HDD_spin -> cant_feel_HDD [label="N"]

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
    screen_activity [label="IS there any screen activity ? Does it just stay dark ?"]
    indicator_lights [label="Are the indicator lights active ? Do they just remain dark?"]
    /* If indicator lights = No */

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
    maybe_failing_POST [label="Connect to A/C power"]
    feel_HDD_spin [label="Can you feel the HDD spinning ?"]
-   can_feel_HDD [label="video issue"]
+   can_feel_HDD [label="It appears to be passing POST, so a video issue then."]
    cant_feel_HDD [label="The system is failing the POST: \n *Remove any PCMCIA, PCI-E cards \n *Remove the RAM, note the speed  type \n *Get 4-6 sticks of the same speed & type"]

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:41, 25 February 2012
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	it_dont_post [label="It don't post !\n Possible Causes:\n 1. Not enough power\n 2. The system is failing the test\n 3. borked LCD\n 4. Borked graphics card."]		it_dont_post [label="It don't post !\n Possible Causes:\n 1. Not enough power\n 2. The system is failing the test\n 3. borked LCD\n 4. Borked graphics card."]
		+
		+	low_power [label="Symptoms:\n Can't access the BIOS\n The screen stays dark\n * The indicator lights don't turn on"]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 <graphviz>
-  dirgraph D {
+  graph d {
-  rankdir = BT
+  rankdir = LR
   it_dont_post [label="It don't post !\n Possible Causes:\n 1. Not enough power\n 2. The system is failing the test\n 3. borked LCD\n 4. Borked graphics card."]
-  thingstodo [label="Things to do ?"]
+  things_to_do [label="Things to do ?"]
-  it_dont_post -> thingstodo
+  it_dont_post -> things_to_do
+}
 </graphviz>