Text Messages; Starting The Diagnostic Programs - IBM 8480 - Eserver xSeries 205 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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text message is the diagnostic message that indicates the reason for the problem.

Text messages

The diagnostic text message format is as follows:
Function Name: Result (test specific string)
where:
Function Name
Result
test specific string

Starting the diagnostic programs

The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics programs will isolate your server hardware from
software that you have installed on your hard disk drive. The programs run
independently of the operating system, and must be run either from the CD or
diskette. This method of testing is generally used when other methods are not
accessible or have not been successful in isolating a problem suspected to be
hardware related.
An IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD comes with the server. You can also download
the latest image of the diagnostics from the World Wide Web at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Note: When using diagnostics with a USB Keyboard and Mouse attached, go into
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is the check value that is used to verify the validity of the
information.
is the name of the function being tested when the error occurred. This
corresponds to the function code (fff) shown in the error code format in the
previous section.
can be one of the following:
Passed
Failed
User Aborted
Not Applicable
Aborted
Warning
is additional information that you can use to analyze the problem.
Setup and enable USB emulation.
1. Press F1 Config/Setup
2. Select Devices and I/O Ports
This result occurs when the diagnostic test
is completed without any errors.
This result occurs when the diagnostic test
discovers an error.
This result occurs when you stop the
diagnostic test before it is complete.
This result occurs when you specify a
diagnostic test for a device that is not
present.
This result occurs when the test could not
proceed, for example, because of the
system configuration.
This result occurs when a possible problem
is reported during the diagnostic test, such
as when a device driver is not found.