HP ProLiant 4500 Compaq ProLiant 4500 Servers Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 35

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3-2 Diagnostic Tools n Select the "Create Diskettes from CD" menu item. n Select the diskette you would like to create from the list and follow the instructions on the screen to create the diskette. 3. Boot the SmartStart CD. n Select the "Manual Configuration and Server Utilities" button. n Select the utility wanted from the menu. n The System Configuration Utility is available under the "System Configuration" menu item. n The Drive Array Diagnostics Utility is available under the "Diagnostics and Utilities" menu. n The ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utilities can be run only from the System Partition or from the ROMPaq diskette. See steps 1 and 2. POWER-ON SELF-TEST (POST) 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: n Keyboard n Power supply n System board n Memory n Memory expansion boards n Controllers n Diskette drives n Hard drives If POST finds an error in the system, an error condition is indicated by an audible and/or visual message. If an error code is displayed on the screen during POST or after resetting the system, follow the instructions in Table 3-1. The error messages and codes listed in Table 3-1 include all codes generated by Compaq products. Your system will generate only those codes that are applicable to your configuration and options. Maintenance and Service Guide

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3-2
Diagnostic Tools
Maintenance and Service Guide
n
Select the "Create Diskettes from CD" menu item.
n
Select the diskette you would like to create from the list and follow the instructions on the
screen to create the diskette.
3.
Boot the SmartStart CD.
n
Select the "Manual Configuration and Server Utilities" button.
n
Select the utility wanted from the menu.
n
The System Configuration Utility is available under the "System Configuration" menu
item.
n
The Drive Array Diagnostics Utility is available under the "Diagnostics and Utilities"
menu.
n
The ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utilities can be run only from the System Partition or
from the ROMPaq diskette.
See steps 1 and 2.
POWER-ON SELF-TEST (POST)
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:
n
Keyboard
n
Power supply
n
System board
n
Memory
n
Memory expansion boards
n
Controllers
n
Diskette drives
n
Hard drives
If POST finds an error in the system, an error condition is indicated by an audible and/or visual
message.
If an error code is displayed on the screen during POST or after resetting the system,
follow the instructions in Table 3-1.
The error messages and codes listed in Table 3-1 include all
codes generated by Compaq products.
Your system will generate only those codes that are
applicable to your configuration and options.