When To Use The System Diagnostics; Running The System Diagnostics; From The Utility Partition; From Removable Bootable Media - Dell PowerEdge NM176 Hardware Owner's Manual

• View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully.
• View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during
testing.

When to Use the System Diagnostics

If a major component or device in the system does not operate properly,
component failure may be indicated. As long as the microprocessor and the
system's input/output devices (monitor, keyboard, and diskette drive) are
functioning, you can use the system diagnostics to help identify the problem.

Running the System Diagnostics

The system diagnostics can be run either from the utility partition on your hard
drive or from removable bootable media. You can create this media using the
CDs that came with your system or from the diagnostic utility that you can
download from support.dell.com.
NOTICE:
with other systems may cause invalid results or error messages. In addition, use
only the program that came with your system (or an updated version of that
program).

From the Utility Partition

1 As the system boots, press <F10> during POST.
2 From the utility partition main menu under Run System Utilities, select
Run System Diagnostics.

From Removable Bootable Media

You can create a bootable diagnostic partition on a recordable CD, a USB
flash drive, or on diskettes using the CDs that came with your system, or the
diagnostic utility that you can download from support.dell.com.
1 Insert a recordable CD, USB flash drive, or writable diskette into your
system.
2 Run the self-extracting diagnostic utility package from the diagnostic CD
that came with your system or the file you downloaded from
support.dell.com.
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Running the System Diagnostics
Use the system diagnostics to test only your system. Using this program