IBM 3745 Series, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Test Results
IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostic test results will produce this error code format:
Function Code: Represents the feature or function within the PC.
Failure Type: Represents the type of error encountered.
DeviceID: Contains the component's unit-id which corresponds to either a
fixed disk drive, removable media drive, serial or parallel port,
processor, specific DIMM, or a device on the PCI bus.
Date: Contains the date on which the diagnostic test was run. Date
is retrieved from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD
format.
ChkDigits: Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure that:
¹
Diagnostics were run on the specified date
¹
Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer
¹
The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly
Text: Description of the error.
Note
See “IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostic Error Codes” on page 4-9 for the IBM PC
Enhanced Diagnostics error codes.
Function
Code Failure
Type DeviceID Date ChkDigits Text
Hard File Smart Test
Use the Hard File Smart Test when the system management tool has detected a
hard file SMART alert.
The Smart test does the following:
¹
Interrogates IDE devices for support of the SMART instruction set.
¹
Issues a ENABLE SMART command to make sure SMART functionality is
active.
¹
Checks the SMART RETURN STATUS command to determine if any
thresholds have been exceeded.
If thresholds have been exceeded, an error message is shown, and the test fails. If
no SMART is supported by the drive, the test returns with N/A.
IBM Fixed Disk Optimized Test
The IBM Fixed Disk Optimized Test provide the capability to identify particular
areas of a hard file which fails during testing. This test also provide a method of
correcting certain types of errors.
To select the Fixed Disk Optimized Test:
1. Select the diagnostic option on the toolbar and press Enter.
2. Select the Fixed Disk Optimized Test
3. Select Hard Drives - NORMAL TEST to run a complete hard file test.
4. Select Hard Drives - PRESENCE TEST to run a test to check the drive
controller and report any SMART information that the drive has detected.
4-6
3745-XXA 4-6 3746-9X0: 6563 SPIM