Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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BIOS Diagnostic Utilities
You can test the hard drive and memory of your controller with the
included BIOS diagnostic utilities.
Accessing BIOS Diagnostic Utilities
Complete the following steps to start the BIOS Diagnostic Utility.
1.
Power on or reboot your controller.
2.
When the message
<F2> to run diagnostics
appears, press the <F2>
key. The first diagnostic utility loads after a short delay.
Hard Drive Diagnostic Utility
The hard drive is tested first upon entry into the BIOS Diagnostic Utilities.
A quick test is performed initially, and a more comprehensive test is
performed afterwards. The user may abort and skip any test by pressing the
<Esc> key at any time during that test. After both tests have finished or
been skipped, the user is presented with the testing results. If both tests have
succeeded or been skipped,
Press any key to continue
is displayed. In
order to continue with testing, user interaction is required to press a key on
the keyboard.
Note
If either hard drive test fails, the controller is not permitted to boot, and the user is
instructed to turn off the controller and replace the hard drive.
Memory Diagnostic Utility
The memory diagnostic utility is started immediately after the user presses
a key to exit the hard drive diagnostic utility. The user may abort and skip
the memory test by pressing the <Esc> key at any time during this test.
After the memory utility has finished or been skipped, the user is presented
with the testing result. If the memory test was successful or skipped,
Press
any key to continue
is displayed. In order to continue to boot the
controller, user interaction is required to press a key on the keyboard.
Note
If the memory test fails, the controller is not permitted to boot, and the user is
instructed to turn off the controller and replace the memory.