Starting The Ibm Pc Enhanced Diagnostics Program - IBM 3746-900 Installation And Maintenance Manual

Starting the IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostics Program

To start the program:
1. Shut down and power OFF the system.
2. Wait 10 seconds.
3. Insert the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics Diskette into diskette drive A.
4. Power ON the system.
The initial diagnostics menu will be displayed.
Navigating through the Diagnostic Programs
Use either the mouse or the keyboard to navigate through the Enhanced
Diagnostics program.
Running Diagnostic Tests
There are four ways to run the diagnostic tests:
1. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight Run Normal Test or Run Quick
2. Press F5 to automatically run all selected tests in all categories. See "Test
3. From within a test category, press Ctrl-Enter to automatically run only the
4. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight a single test within a test category
Press Esc at any time to stop the testing process.
Test results, (N/A, PASSED, FAILED, ABORTED), are displayed in the field beside the
test description and in the test log. See "Viewing the Test Log" on page 4-8.
Test Selection
To select one or more tests:
1. Open the corresponding test category.
2. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight the desired test.
3. Press the Space bar.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests.
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Use the cursor movement keys to navigate within the menus.
Enter is used to select a menu item.
Esc is used to back up to the previous menu.
For online help select F1.
Test from the Diagnostics Menu and then press Enter.
This will automatically run a predefined group of tests from each test category.
Run Normal Test runs a more extensive set of tests than does Run Quick Test
and takes longer to execute.
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selected tests in that category. See "Test Selection."
and then press Enter. This will run only that test.
A selected test is marked with a chevron, >>. Pressing the Space bar again
deselects a test and removes the chevron.