Diagnostic Tools Overview
advance as the system progresses through POST. If POST finishes
without detecting any problems, a single beep sounds and the first
screen of your operating system or application program appears.
If POST detects a problem, you hear beeps and an error message
appears on your screen. A single problem might cause several error
messages to appear. When you correct the cause of the first error
message, the other error messages probably will not appear on the
screen the next time you turn on the system.
Test Programs
The PC Server 315 System Board Diagnostic diskette is the primary
method of testing the system board, memory, disk drives, and many
other options that you can install in the PC Server 315.
You can use the programs to test the system and some external
devices. The amount of time required to test all components
depends on the number of components. The more optional adapters
and devices that you have attached to your system, the longer the
testing takes.
If you cannot determine whether a problem is caused by the
hardware or by the software, you can run the test programs to
confirm that the hardware is working correctly.
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