Starting The Diagnostic Programs; Viewing The Test Log - IBM xSeries 330 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Starting the diagnostic programs

You can press F1 while running the diagnostic programs to obtain
information. You also can press F1 from within a help screen to obtain online
documentation from which you can select different categories. To exit
return to where you left off, press Esc.
To start the diagnostic programs:
1. Turn on the server and watch the screen.
2. When the message
3. When the Diagnostic Programs screen appears, select either Extended or Basic
4. Select the test you want to run from the list that appears; then, follow the
If the hardware checks out OK but the problem persists during normal server
operations, a software error might be the cause. If you suspect a software problem,
refer to the information that comes with the software package.

Viewing the test log

When the tests have completed, you can view the Test Log by selecting Utility
from the top of the screen and then selecting View Test Log.
Notes:
1. You can view the test log only while you are in the diagnostics programs.
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This is additional information that you can use to analyze the problem.
If a power-on password is set, the server prompts you for it. Type the power-on
password, and press Enter.
from the top of the screen.
instructions on the screen.
Notes:
a. If the server stops during testing and you cannot continue, restart the server
and try running the diagnostic programs again.
b. The keyboard and mouse (pointing device) tests assume that a keyboard
and mouse are attached to the server.
c. If you run the diagnostic programs with no mouse attached to the server,
you will not be able to navigate between test categories using the Next Cat
and Prev Cat buttons. All other functions provided by mouse-selectable
buttons are also available using the function keys.
d. You can test the USB keyboard by using the regular keyboard test. The
regular mouse test can test a USB mouse. Also, you can run the USB
Interface test only if there are no USB devices attached.
e. You can view server configuration information (such as system
configuration, memory contents, interrupt request (IRQ) use, direct memory
access (DMA) use, device drivers, and so on) by selecting Hardware Info
from the top of the screen.
When you exit the diagnostics programs, the test log is cleared (saved test logs
are not affected). To save the test log so that you can view it later, click Save
Log on the diagnostic programs screen and specify a location and name for the
saved log file.
appears, press F2.
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