Diagnostics Tools; Power-On Self-Test (Post) - Compaq ProSignia 200 Manual

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Chapter 8

Diagnostics Tools

This chapter describes software and firmware diagnostics tools available for
Compaq server products. These include:

Power-On Self-Test (POST)

Diagnostics (DIAGS)
Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD)
ROMPaq utilities to upgrade flash ROMs
Automatic Server Recovery (ASR-2)
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
POST is a series of diagnostic tests that run automatically on Compaq servers
when the system is turned on. POST checks the following assemblies to
ensure that the server is functioning properly:
Keyboard
Power supply
System board
Memory
Memory expansion boards
Controllers
Diskette drives
Hard drives
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