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Test Specific String This is additional information that is used to analyze the problem. Starting the diagnostic programs The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics programs will isolate the server hardware from software that you have installed on your hard disk drive. The programs run independently of the operating system, and must be run either from the CD or from the diskette. This method of testing is generally used when other methods are not accessible or have not been successful in isolating a problem suspected to be hardware related. An IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD comes with the server. You can also download the latest image of the diagnostics from the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support. Using the diagnostics CD To start the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the diagnostics CD, do the following: 1. Turn off the server and any peripheral devices. 2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn the server on. 3. When you see Press F1 For Configuration/Setup, press the F1 key. 4. When the Configuration/Setup Utility menu appears, select Start Options. 5. From the Start Options menu, select Startup Sequence. 6. Note the device selected as the First Startup Device. Later, you must restore this setting. 7. Select CD-ROM as the First Startup Device. 8. Press Esc two times to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 9. Place the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD in the CD-ROM drive. 10. Select Save & Exit Setup and follow the prompts. The diagnostics will load. Follow the instructions on the screen to run the diagnostics. Important When you finish running the diagnostics and utilities, remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive and turn off the server. You must restore the First Startup Device to the original setting. Use steps 2 through 8 of this procedure to do this. Creating a diagnostics diskette from the CD: To create a diagnostics floppy diskette from the CD, do the following: 1. Format a floppy diskette (or have a preformatted diskette available). 2. Boot the system from the diagnostics CD. 3. From the menu that appears, select Create diagnostic diskette. 4. Insert the formatted floppy diskette into the floppy disk drive when the message on the screen prompts you to do so, and press Enter. 5. The diagnostics CD can then be removed and the system rebooted with the newly created diskette. Downloading the diagnostics program Do the following to download the latest image of the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the World Wide Web and create a startable Enhanced Diagnostics diskette: 1. Go to the following World Wide Web site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support 12 xSeries 200 Type 8479 and xSeries 200VL Type 8481: Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Test
Specific
String
This
is
additional
information
that
is
used
to
analyze
the
problem.
Starting
the
diagnostic
programs
The
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
programs
will
isolate
the
server
hardware
from
software
that
you
have
installed
on
your
hard
disk
drive.
The
programs
run
independently
of
the
operating
system,
and
must
be
run
either
from
the
CD
or
from
the
diskette
.
This
method
of
testing
is
generally
used
when
other
methods
are
not
accessible
or
have
not
been
successful
in
isolating
a
problem
suspected
to
be
hardware
related.
An
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
CD
comes
with
the
server.
You
can
also
download
the
latest
image
of
the
diagnostics
from
the
World
Wide
Web
at
Using
the
diagnostics
CD
To
start
the
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
from
the
diagnostics
CD,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
off
the
server
and
any
peripheral
devices.
2.
Turn
on
all
attached
devices;
then,
turn
the
server
on.
3.
When
you
see
Press
F1
For
Configuration/Setup
,
press
the
F1
key.
4.
When
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
appears,
select
Start
Options
.
5.
From
the
Start
Options
menu,
select
Startup
Sequence
.
6.
Note
the
device
selected
as
the
First
Startup
Device.
Later,
you
must
restore
this
setting.
7.
Select
CD-ROM
as
the
First
Startup
Device.
8.
Press
Esc
two
times
to
return
to
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
9.
Place
the
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
CD
in
the
CD-ROM
drive.
10.
Select
Save
&
Exit
Setup
and
follow
the
prompts.
The
diagnostics
will
load.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
run
the
diagnostics.
Important
When
you
finish
running
the
diagnostics
and
utilities,
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD-ROM
drive
and
turn
off
the
server.
You
must
restore
the
First
Startup
Device
to
the
original
setting.
Use
steps
2
through
8
of
this
procedure
to
do
this.
Creating
a
diagnostics
diskette
from
the
CD:
To
create
a
diagnostics
floppy
diskette
from
the
CD,
do
the
following:
1.
Format
a
floppy
diskette
(or
have
a
preformatted
diskette
available).
2.
Boot
the
system
from
the
diagnostics
CD.
3.
From
the
menu
that
appears,
select
Create
diagnostic
diskette
.
4.
Insert
the
formatted
floppy
diskette
into
the
floppy
disk
drive
when
the
message
on
the
screen
prompts
you
to
do
so,
and
press
Enter.
5.
The
diagnostics
CD
can
then
be
removed
and
the
system
rebooted
with
the
newly
created
diskette.
Downloading
the
diagnostics
program
Do
the
following
to
download
the
latest
image
of
the
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
from
the
World
Wide
Web
and
create
a
startable
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette:
1.
Go
to
the
following
World
Wide
Web
site:
12
xSeries
200
Type
8479
and
xSeries
200VL
Type
8481:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual