Other Test Group - Dell PowerEdge 4300 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Audio Output Test
Causes the CD-ROM drive to begin playing the first audio track on an audio CD.
To determine whether the test passed, listen to the audio output of the drive.
NOTE: To conduct the Audio Output Test, you must select it individually. It will
not run as part of the test group.
Eject Removable Media
Causes a CD-ROM drive to eject its CD or a SCSI tape drive to eject its tape
cartridge.
Display Information
Displays a screen of information about each SCSI host adapter in the computer,
the resources allocated to each SCSI host adapter, and a list of target devices
attached to the SCSI host adapter.
If you check the SCSI hard-disk drive to determine the amount of available space, the
operating system will probably report problem areas. Problem areas on hard-disk
drives are common, because most hard-disk drives have a small amount of space that
is not usable. The hard-disk drive keeps a record of this space so that the computer
will not attempt to use it. Identification of unusable disk space, unless it is an unusu-
ally large amount (over 5 percent of the possible total), should not be regarded as a
cause for testing the hard-disk drive.
These are the most common symptoms that might prompt you to test a SCSI device:
A SCSI hard-disk drive fails during the boot routine.
Seek errors are reported by the operating system or applications.
An error message stating that the computer cannot read from or write to a SCSI
device appears on the screen.
Data on a SCSI device is corrupted or lost; this problem may be intermittent.
Once saved by a program, files cannot be properly recalled.
The subtests in the Other test group verify that the embedded server management
(ESM) system is working properly. The ESM system interacts with the system BIOS
and operating system to ensure that critical parameters, such as temperature, are
monitored and that appropriate action is taken if a problem is detected.