Pc-Check Diagnostics Overview; Section 3.1, "Pc-Check Diagnostics Overview - Sun Microsystems Ultra 20 User Manual

3.1

Pc-Check Diagnostics Overview

Sun Ultra 20 Workstation diagnostics are contained in the DOS-based Pc-Check
utility. This program can only be accessed and executed from the Sun Ultra 20
Workstation Supplemental CD. Pc-Check was designed to detect and test all
motherboard components, ports and slots.
If you encounter any hardware-related error message (such as memory errors or
hard disk errors) on your Sun Ultra 20 Workstation, run one of the following:
Advanced Diagnostics Test: A specific hardware component test
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Immediate Burn-in Test: A Sun-supplied Sun Ultra 20 diagnositic script
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The following steps show how to access these test options from the Sun Ultra 20
Workstation Supplemental CD.
To access the Pc-Check Diagnostics main menu:
1. Insert the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Supplemental CD into your DVD drive and
reboot the system.
The system boots to the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation Supplemental CD main menu.
2. Type 1 to run the Hardware Diagnostics Software.
The system information loads, and the Diagnostics main menu opens and the
following menu options are displayed:
System Information Menu
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Advanced Diagnostics Tests
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Immediate Burn-in Testing
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Deferred Burn-in Testing
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Create Diagnostic Partition
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Show Results Summary
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Print Results Report
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About PC-CHECK
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Exit to DOS
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To run a specific hardware component test, select "Advanced Diagnostics Test".
To run one of the Sun-supplied test scripts, select "Immediate Burn-in Testing".
All navigation is performed by the arrow keys located on keyboard, the Enter key to
select a menu selection, and the ESC key to exit a menu (or submenu). Navigation
instructions are shown at the bottom of each screen.
The following sections in this chapter describe the menu items and tests in detail.
3-2 Sun Ultra 20 Workstation User Guide • August 2006