Starting The Diagnostic Programs; Using The Diagnostics Cd - IBM xSeries 200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Starting the diagnostic programs

The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics programs will isolate your
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 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 using the CD, do
the following:
1. Turn off your server and any peripheral devices.
2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn your 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.
10. Select Save & Exit Setup and follow the prompts.
The diagnostics will load. Follow the instructions on
the screen to run the diagnostics.
This result occurs when a possible
problem is reported during the
diagnostic test, such as when a device
that is to be tested is not installed.
Chapter 3. Diagnostics
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