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® Intel Server Board Platform Confidence Test Installation and Operating Instructions Order number A96134-002...
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Intel Corporation 2002 Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims...
INTRODUCTION ...1 CONVENTIONS ...1 ASSUMPTIONS ...1 INSTALLING THE SERVER BOARD PLATFORM CONFIDENCE TEST PACKAGE ...2 ...2 UICK ESTS ...3 OMPREHENSIVE ESTS OMPREHENSIVE EST WITH ONTINUOUS USING THE INTEL SERVER BOARD PLATFORM CONFIDENCE TEST ...4 TROUBLESHOOTING...7 ABLE OF ONTENTS ...3 OOPING...
Combinations of keys that must be pressed together are enclosed in brackets with a plus (+) between the keys, such as <CTRL+ALT+DEL>) Assumptions It is assumed that the integrator has configured a server with an Intel based server board and has worked with the following minimum components: The Intel server board integrated in an approved chassis...
Updates to this manual can be downloaded from the Intel support website at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server. WARNING: Each Intel server board has a Platform Confidence Test package specific to that board. Do not attempt to run the wrong Platform Confidence Test package on your server board. Running the wrong set of tests could cause unreliable results and may damage components on the server board.
If the configuration does not identify all of these items, exit by pressing <CTRL+BREAK> and review the troubleshooting section later in this document. An example of a comprehensive test configuration is shown below in the Using the Intel Server Board Platform Confidence Test section.
Using the Intel Server Board Platform Confidence Test To begin the Platform Confidence Tests boot the server from the bootable diskette described above. The system displays the menu below. **** Platform Confidence Test. Ver. X (c)Copyright 2001 Intel Corp. All Rights Reserved.
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The following is an example of the configuration summary for a Comprehensive Test: Hardware Test Configuration Base Memory Size: 640 KB CPU Type: A Pentium® III microprocessor CPU Speed: 1000 MHz CPU SMP #0: Present CPU SMP #1: Present NUMBER_OF_SCSI_CHANNELS: 2 KEYBOARD_TYPE: 101_KEY RTC RAM SIZE:...
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The test results summary uses similar conventions with the FRUs listed in green to indicate a passing test, with submodules in a darker shade of green. Red indicates failures. Test results will vary, depending on the system configuration. The following is an example of the test results summary for a Quick Test: Test Result Summary FRU= CPU CPU Module...
3. Make sure the power supply connector is correctly attached to the 24 pin (ATX 20pin +4) power connector. Intel Server Chassis use a 24 pin SSI compliant power connector, but most third party chassis use 20 pin ATX power connectors.
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