Difference between revisions of "New Laptop Docs: POST troubleshooting flowchart"
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m (From "video" to "It appears to be passing POST, so a video issue then.") |
(Added bad LCD & bad GPU options) |
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screen_activity [label="IS there any screen activity ? Does it just stay dark ?"] | 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?"] | indicator_lights [label="Are the indicator lights active ? Do they just remain dark?"] | ||
| + | bad_LCD [label="The LCD panel could be bad"] | ||
| + | bad_GPU [label="The GPU could be dead"] | ||
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| + | it_dont_post -> bad_LCD | ||
| + | it_dont_post -> bad_GPU | ||
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/* If indicator lights = No */ | /* If indicator lights = No */ | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 26 February 2012
<graphviz>
digraph D {
rankdir = TB
it_dont_post [label="It don't POST !"] BIOS_access [label="Can you access the BIOS ?"] 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?"] bad_LCD [label="The LCD panel could be bad"] bad_GPU [label="The GPU could be dead"]
it_dont_post -> bad_LCD it_dont_post -> bad_GPU
/* If indicator lights = No */ not_enough_power [label="The system isn't getting enough power"] remove_battery [label="Remove the primary battery"] check_power_get_adapter [label="Check the needed power level and get the appropriate adapter"] test_adapter [label="Test the adapter, Check the lights again"] adapter_DIDNT_work [label="It's dead; recycle or parts machine"] adapter_DID_work [label="The System May Be Failing The POST"]
/* If indicator lights = Yes */ maybe_failing_POST [label="Connect to A/C power"] feel_HDD_spin [label="Can you feel the HDD spinning ?"] 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 BIOS_access -> screen_activity [label="N"] screen_activity -> indicator_lights [label="N"] indicator_lights -> not_enough_power [label="N"]
/* Indicator lights = No */ not_enough_power -> remove_battery remove_battery -> check_power_get_adapter check_power_get_adapter -> test_adapter test_adapter -> adapter_DIDNT_work [label="N"] test_adapter -> adapter_DID_work [label="Y"]
/* Indicator lights = Yes */ indicator_lights -> adapter_DID_work [label="Y"] adapter_DID_work -> maybe_failing_POST maybe_failing_POST -> feel_HDD_spin feel_HDD_spin -> can_feel_HDD [label="Y"] feel_HDD_spin -> cant_feel_HDD [label="N"]