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Power-On Self-Test, Running the Utilities from the Compaq SmartStart and Support, Software CD

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3-6 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server Maintenance and Service Guide To create diskette versions of the utilities from the CD: 1. Boot the SmartStart and Support Software CD. 2. From the Compaq System Utilities screen, select Create Support Software Disks then select Next. 3. Select the diskette you would like to create from the list. Then follow the instructions on the screen. Running the Utilities from the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD IMPORTANT: Only the System Configuration Utility, the Array Configuration Utility, and the Array Diagnostic Utility can be executed from the SmartStart and Support Software CD. All other utilities must be executed from the system partition or from diskette. To run these utilities directly from the SmartStart and Support Software CD: 1. Boot the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD. 2. From the Compaq System Utilities screen, select the utility you wish to run. Then select Next. To execute the System Configuration Utility, select Run System Configuration Utility. To execute the Array Configuration Utility, select Run Array Configuration Utility. To execute the Array Diagnostic Utility, select Run Array Diagnostic Utility. Power-On Self-Test The Power-On Self-Test (POST) is a series of diagnostic tests that run automatically on Compaq computers when the system is turned on. POST checks the following assemblies to ensure that the computer system is functioning properly: I System ROM I Keyboard I System board I Memory I Memory expansion boards I Controllers I Diskette drives I Hard drives I Processor Power Modules I Fans

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Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server Maintenance and Service Guide
To create diskette versions of the utilities from the CD:
1.
Boot the SmartStart and Support Software CD.
2.
From the Compaq System Utilities screen, select Create Support Software Disks then
select Next.
3.
Select the diskette you would like to create from the list. Then follow the instructions on
the screen.
Running the Utilities from the Compaq SmartStart and Support
Software CD
IMPORTANT:
Only the System Configuration Utility, the Array Configuration Utility, and the Array
Diagnostic Utility can be executed from the SmartStart and Support Software CD. All other utilities must
be executed from the system partition or from diskette.
To run these utilities directly from the SmartStart and Support Software CD:
1.
Boot the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD.
2.
From the Compaq System Utilities screen, select the utility you wish to run. Then
select Next.
±
To execute the System Configuration Utility, select Run System Configuration Utility.
±
To execute the Array Configuration Utility, select Run Array Configuration Utility.
±
To execute the Array Diagnostic Utility, select Run Array Diagnostic Utility.
Power-On Self-Test
The Power-On Self-Test (POST) is a series of diagnostic tests that run automatically on
Compaq computers when the system is turned on. POST checks the following assemblies to
ensure that the computer system is functioning properly:
■
System ROM
■
Keyboard
■
System board
■
Memory
■
Memory expansion boards
■
Controllers
■
Diskette drives
■
Hard drives
■
Processor Power Modules
■
Fans