Navigating Through The Diagnostic Program; Running Tests - Lenovo ThinkServer TS130 Hardware Maintenance Manual

4. Remove the diagnostic disc from the optical drive when you complete the diagnostic process.

Navigating through the diagnostic program

Use the cursor movement keys to navigate through the menus.
• To select a menu item, press Enter.
• To return to the previous menu, press Esc.
• To view the help information system, press F1.

Running tests

There are four ways to run the diagnostic tests.
• Using the cursor movement keys, select Run Normal Test or Run Quick Test from the Diagnostics menu
and then press Enter. This automatically runs a pre-defined group of tests from each test category. By
selecting Run Quick Test, a quick test will be started. By selecting Run Normal Test, a more extensive
set of tests will be started and will take longer to complete.
• Press F5 to automatically run all selected tests in all categories.
• From within a test category, press Ctrl+Enter to automatically run only the selected tests in that category.
• Using the cursor movement keys, highlight a single test within a test category, and then press Enter.
This runs 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 15.
To select one or more tests, do the following:
1. Open the corresponding test category.
2. Using the cursor movement keys, select 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 >> mark.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests.
Test results
Diagnostics test results produce the following error code format:
Failure Type
Function Code
• Function Code: Represents the feature or function within the server.
• Failure Type: Represents the type of error encountered.
• DeviceID: Contains the component's unit ID that corresponds to a certain disk drive, removable media
drive, serial or parallel port, processor, specific RIMM, or a device on the PCI bus.
• Date: Contains the date when the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved from CMOS and is
displayed in the YYYYMMDD format.
• ChkDigits: Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following:
– Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
– Diagnostics were run on the specified server.
– The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
14
ThinkServer TS130 Hardware Maintenance Manual
DeviceID Date Text
ChkDigits