Navigating Through The Diagnostic Programs; Running Diagnostic Tests; Test Selection; Module Test Menu/Hardware Configuration Report - IBM A40I TYPE 2271 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Navigating through the diagnostic programs

Use the cursor movement keys to navigate within the menus.
v The Enter key is used to select a menu item.
v The Esc key is used to back up to the previous menu.
v For online help select F1.

Running diagnostic tests

There are four ways to run the diagnostic tests.
1. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight Run Normal Test or Run Quick
Test from the Diagnostics menu and then press Enter.
This will automatically run a pre-defined group of tests from each test category.
Run Normal Test runs a more extensive set of tests than does Run Quick Test
and takes longer to execute.
2. Press F5 to automatically run all selected tests in all categories. See "Test
Selection".
3. From within a test category, press Ctrl-Enter to automatically run only the
selected tests in that category. See "Test Selection".
4. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight a single test within a test category,
then press Enter. This will run only that test.
Press Esc at any time to stop the testing process.
Test results, (N/A, PASSED, FAILED, ABORTED), are displayed in the field beside
the test description and in the test log. See "Viewing the test log" on page 13.

Test selection

To select one or more tests, use the following procedure.
1. Open the corresponding test category.
2. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight the desired test.
3. Press the space bar.
A selected test is marked by >>. Pressing the space bar again de-selects a test
and removes the chevron.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests.

Module test menu/hardware configuration report

Depending on the diagnostic version level you are using, the installed devices in
the computer are verified in one of two ways.
1. At the start of the diagnostic tests, the Module Test Menu is displayed.
Normally, all installed devices in the computer are highlighted on the menu.
2. At the start of the diagnostic tests, the main menu appears. From this menu,
select System Info, then select Hardware Configuration from the next menu.
Normally, all installed devices in the computer are highlighted on this report.
If an installed device is not recognized by diagnostisc, then review the following:
v The diagnostic code for the device is not in the siagnostic programs. Run the
diagnostics provided with that device.
v The missing device is defective or it requires an additional diskette or service
manual.
v An unrecognizable device is installed.
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Chapter 3. Diagnostics