IBM 866441Y - Netfinity 5600 - 8664, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Notes
1. To run the diagnostic programs, you must start
the server with the highest level password that is
set. That is, if an administrator password is set,
you must enter the administrator password, not
the power-on password, to run the diagnostic
programs.
2. If the server stops during testing and you cannot
continue, restart the server and try running the
diagnostic programs again. If the problem
persists, go to “Undetermined problems” on
page 215.
3. If the diagnostic tests do not find a problem but
the problem persists during normal operations,
see “Symptom-to-FRU index” on page 194 and
look for the problem symptom.
4. You might have to install a wrap connector on
your active parallel, serial, or Ethernet port to
obtain accurate test results for these ports. If
you do not have a wrap connector, contact your
IBM reseller or IBM marketing representative.
5. You might need a scratch diskette (that is, a
diskette which has no contents that you want to
save) to obtain accurate test results when testing
the diskette drive.
6. The keyboard and mouse (pointing device) tests
assume that a keyboard and mouse are attached
to the server.
To start the diagnostic programs:
1. Turn on the server and watch the screen.
If the server is turned on already, shut down your
operating system and restart the server.
2. When the message
F2 for Diagnostics
appears,
press F2.
If a power-on password or administrator password is
set, the server prompts you for it. Type in the
appropriate password; then, press Enter.
3. The Diagnostics Programs screen appears.
4. Select either Extended or Basic from the top of the
screen.
5. Select the test you want to run from the list that
appears; then, follow the instructions on the screen.
When the tests have completed, you can view the
Test Log by selecting Utility from the top of the
screen.
Also, you can view server configuration information
(such as system configuration, memory contents,
interrupt request (IRQ) use, direct memory access
(DMA) use, device drivers, and so on) by selecting
Hardware Info from the top of the screen.
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