Confidence Tests; Ide Tests; Figure 4-4 System Startup Message - Silicon Graphics O2+ Hardware Reference Manual

Confidence Tests

IDE Tests

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There are confidence tests for the mouse, keyboard, monitor, audio subsystem, external
SCSI devices (excluding hard disks), Presenter, and ISDN connection.
To run the confidence tests, from the Toolchest, select System > Confidence Tests.
Double-click the icon for the part that you believe is faulty, and follow the online
instructions
.
The Interactive Diagnostic Environment (IDE) tests are more comprehensive than the
confidence tests, and take longer (as long as 30-45 minutes) to run. Follow these steps:
1. Turn off the workstation, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on again.
2. When you see the System Startup message (Figure 4-4), click Stop for Maintenance,
or press .
Esc
Figure 4-4 System Startup Message
3. When you see the System Maintenance menu, select Run Diagnostics, or type 3 on
the keyboard.
Tip: You can stop the tests at any time by pressing
Note: If you cannot reach the System Maintenance menu, your system is faulty. If
you cannot run the diagnostics, you may have a faulty disk drive or another
problem. Contact your service provider.
4. When the tests are complete, you see a message with the results of the tests. Press
and then
Enter Esc
restart the system.
to return to the System Maintenance menu, from which you can
Running Diagnostic Tests
.
Esc
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