IBM eServer xSeries 345 Type 8670, Maintenance Manual

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Failed This result occurs when the diagnostic test
discovers an error.
User Aborted This result occurs when you stop the
diagnostic test before it is complete.
Not Applicable This result occurs when you specify a
diagnostic test for a device that is not
present.
Aborted This result occurs when the test could not
proceed, for example, because of the
system configuration.
Warning This result occurs when a possible problem
is reported during the diagnostic test, such
as when a device driver is not found.
test specific string
is additional information that you can use to analyze the problem.
Starting the diagnostic programs
Complete the following steps to start the diagnostic programs:
1. Turn on the server and watch the screen.
Note: 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. When the message F2 for Diagnostics appears, press F2.
3. Type the appropriate password; then, press Enter.
4. Select either Extended or Basic from the top of the screen.
5. When the Diagnostic Programs screen appears, select the test you want to run
from the list that appears; then, follow the instructions on the screen.
Notes:
a. You can press F1 while running the diagnostic programs to obtain help
information. You also can press F1 from within a help screen to obtain
online documentation from which you can select different categories. To exit
from the help information and return to where you left off, press Esc.
b. If the server stops during testing and you cannot continue, restart the server
and try running the diagnostic programs again. If the problem remains,
replace the component that was being tested when the server stopped.
c. The keyboard and mouse (pointing device) tests assume that a keyboard
and mouse are attached to the server.
d. If you run the diagnostic programs with either no mouse or a USB mouse
attached to your server, you will not be able to navigate between test
categories using the
Next Cat and Prev Cat buttons. All other functions
provided by mouse-selectable buttons are also available using the function
keys.
e. You can test the USB keyboard by using the regular keyboard test. The
regular mouse test can test a USB mouse. Also, you can run the USB
interface test only if there are no USB devices attached.
f. 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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xSeries 345 Type 8670: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide