Running Diagnostic Programs From Cd-Rom; Running The Diagnostic Programs From Diskettes - IBM R/S6000 7012 300 Series Operator's Manual

4. Insert the diagnostic programs tape into the tape drive. Close the tape drive's door if
applicable.
Running Diagnostic Programs from CD–ROM
Consider the following when you run diagnostic programs from the CD–ROM disc:
The diagnostic disc must remain in the CD–ROM drive for the entire time diagnostics are
executing.
The diagnostic CD–ROM disc cannot be ejected from the CD–ROM drive once the
diagnostic programs have loaded. The disc can only be ejected after the system has
been turned off and then turned on (standalone mode) or after the diagnostics program
has terminated (concurrent mode). The disc must be ejected prior the system attempting
to load the diagnostic programs again.
The CD–ROM drive from which diagnostics were loaded cannot be tested.
The SCSI adapter (or circuitry) controlling the CD–ROM drive from which diagnostics
were loaded cannot be tested.
Diagnostics from CD–ROM are not supported on systems with less than 16MB of
installed memory.
To run diagnostics from a CD–ROM drive, do the following:
1. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive.
2. Turn on the CD–ROM drive if it is an externally attached device.
3. Load the diagnostic disc into the CD–ROM drive.
4. If you have a graphics adapter installed in the system that is supported only on a
supplemental diagnostic diskette, insert that diskette into the diskette drive.
5. Set the key mode switch to the Service position.
6. Turn on the system unit.

Running the Diagnostic Programs from Diskettes

Consider the following when you run the diagnostic programs from diskettes:
The diagnostic diskettes are labeled as to the devices and functions the diskettes
contain. The following diskettes must be inserted in the order shown before the
DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS will be displayed.
1. Boot diskette
2. Configuration diskette
3. Graphics diskette (optional if the system does not contain a graphics adapter)
4. Console Definition diskette.
There are two different Boot diskettes, one for use in systems containing 8M bytes of
memory and one for use in systems containing a minimum of 16M bytes of memory.
Only one diskette can be loaded.
Note: When using the 8M–byte boot diskette only the following devices/adapters may
– Base system (floating point, memory, I/O planar)
– Keyboard
– Async adapters
– Media devices
be tested:
Using the Standalone and Online Diagnostics
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