IBM 689912U - IntelliStation Z - Pro 6899, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Test Selection
To select one or more tests:
1. Open the corresponding test category.
2. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight the
desired test.
3. Press Space bar.
A selected test is marked with a chevron, >>.
Pressing the space bar again de-selects a test and
removes the chevron.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired
tests.
IBM Advanced Memory Diagnostics
The IBM Advanced Memory Diagnostics provide the
capability to identify a particular memory module
(SIMM/DIMM) which fails during testing. Use the System
Board Layouts section in the latest PC 300/700,
IntelliStation Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) to
reference the memory sockets, or select F1 twice to load
the Online Manual and select Chapter 11 'SIMM/DIMM
Locator'.
Follow the steps below to locate the IBM Advanced
Memory Diagnostics test options.
1. Select the DIAGNOSTICS option on the toolbar and
press Enter.
2. Highlight either the 'Memory Test-Full' or 'Memory
Test-Quick option and press Enter.
Ÿ
Memory Test-Full
The full memory test will take about 80 seconds per
MB of memory and will detect marginal, intermittent,
and solid (stuck) memory failures.
Ÿ
Memory Test-Quick
The quick memory test will take about 20 seconds per
MB of memory and will detect solid (stuck) memory
failures only.
Notes
Either level of memory testing can be performed on all
memory or a single SIMM/DIMM socket.
Only sockets containing a SIMM or DIMM can be
selected for testing. Unpopulated sockets are noted
by ........ besides the test description.
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