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Chapter 3 3-1 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS This chapter describes software and firmware diagnostic tools available for the Compaq Server products. These include: n Power-On Self-Test (POST) n Diagnostics (DIAGS) n Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD) n Automatic Server Recovery n ROMPaq utilities to upgrade flash ROMs Utility Access The SmartStart Installation Program CD contains the SmartStart program and many of the Compaq utilities needed to maintain your system, including: n System Configuration Utility n Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics Utility n ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utilities NOTE: The Diagnostics Utility is shipped on a separate diskette. CAUTION: Do not select the "Automatic Configuration" when running the SmartStart Installation Program CD. This will result in data loss to the entire system. There are several ways to access these utilities: 1. Run the Utilities on the System Partition. If the system was installed using the SmartStart utility, the Compaq utilities will automatically be available on the system partition. The system partition could also have been created during a manual system installation. To run the utilities on the system partition, boot the system and press F10 when the cursor moves to the upper right corner of the screen. (If the cursor does not move to the upper right corner of the screen, the system partition does not exist.) Then select the utilities from the menu as described below. The ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utility is available under the "Diagnostics and Utilities" menu. 2. Run the Utilities on the System Diskette. The utilities can also be run from their individual diskettes. If you have a utility diskette newer than the version on the SmartStart CD, use that diskette. You may also create a diskette version of the utility from the SmartStart CD. To create diskette versions of the utilities from the CD: n Boot the SmartStart CD. n Select the "Manual Configuration and Server Utilities" button. Maintenance and Service Guide

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Chapter 3
3-1
Maintenance and Service Guide
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
This chapter describes software and firmware diagnostic tools available for the Compaq Server
products.
These include:
n
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
n
Diagnostics (DIAGS)
n
Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD)
n
Automatic Server Recovery
n
ROMPaq utilities to upgrade flash ROMs
Utility Access
The SmartStart Installation Program CD contains the SmartStart program and many of the
Compaq utilities needed to maintain your system, including:
n
System Configuration Utility
n
Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics Utility
n
ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utilities
NOTE:
The Diagnostics Utility is shipped on a separate diskette.
CAUTION:
Do not select the "Automatic Configuration" when running the
SmartStart Installation Program CD.
This will result in data loss to the entire
system.
There are several ways to access these utilities:
1.
Run the Utilities on the System Partition.
If the system was installed using the SmartStart utility, the Compaq utilities will
automatically be available on the system partition.
The system partition could also have been
created during a manual system installation.
To run the utilities on the system partition, boot the system and press
F10
when the cursor
moves to the upper right corner of the screen.
(If the cursor does not move to the upper right
corner of the screen, the system partition does not exist.)
Then select the utilities from the
menu as described below.
The ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utility is available under the
"Diagnostics and Utilities" menu.
2.
Run the Utilities on the System Diskette.
The utilities can also be run from their individual diskettes.
If you have a utility diskette
newer than the version on the SmartStart CD, use that diskette.
You may also create a diskette version of the utility from the SmartStart CD.
To create
diskette versions of the utilities from the CD:
n
Boot the SmartStart CD.
n
Select the "Manual Configuration and Server Utilities" button.