Starting The Diagnostic Programs; Using The Diagnostics Cd; Creating A Diagnostics Diskette From The Cd; Downloading The Diagnostics Program - IBM xSeries 200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Starting the diagnostic programs

The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics programs will isolate the server hardware from
software that you have installed on your hard disk drive. The programs run
independently of the operating system, and must be run either from the CD or from
the diskette. This method of testing is generally used when other methods are not
accessible or have not been successful in isolating a problem suspected to be
hardware related.
An IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD comes with the server. You can also download
the latest image of the diagnostics from the World Wide Web at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.

Using the diagnostics CD

To start the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the diagnostics CD, do the following:
10. Select Save & Exit Setup and follow the prompts. The diagnostics will load.
Creating a diagnostics diskette from the CD: To create a diagnostics floppy
diskette from the CD, do the following:
1. Format a floppy diskette (or have a preformatted diskette available).
2. Boot the system from the diagnostics CD.
3. From the menu that appears, select Create diagnostic diskette.
4. Insert the formatted floppy diskette into the floppy disk drive when the
5. The diagnostics CD can then be removed and the system rebooted with the

Downloading the diagnostics program

Do the following to download the latest image of the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics
from the World Wide Web and create a startable Enhanced Diagnostics diskette:
1. Go to the following World Wide Web site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support
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1. Turn off the server and any peripheral devices.
2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn the server on.
3. When you see Press F1 For Configuration/Setup, press the F1 key.
4. When the Configuration/Setup Utility menu appears, select Start Options.
5. From the Start Options menu, select Startup Sequence.
6. Note the device selected as the First Startup Device. Later, you must restore
this setting.
7. Select CD-ROM as the First Startup Device.
8. Press Esc two times to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
9. Place the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD in the CD-ROM drive.
Follow the instructions on the screen to run the diagnostics.
Important
When you finish running the diagnostics and utilities, remove the CD from the CD-ROM
drive and turn off the server. You must restore the First Startup Device to the original
setting. Use steps 2 through 8 of this procedure to do this.
message on the screen prompts you to do so, and press Enter.
newly created diskette.