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Diagnostic text message format The diagnostic text message format is as follows: result test_specific_string where: result is one of the following results: Passed This test was completed without any errors. Failed This test discovered an error. User Aborted You stopped the test before it was completed. Not Applicable You attempted to test a device that is not present in the server. Aborted The test could not proceed because of the server configuration. Warning A hardware failure did not occur; the test could not be run because of some other problem (for example, there might be a configuration problem, the hardware is missing or is not being recognized, or there is a hardware problem that is not related to the hardware currently being tested). test_specific_string is an error code or other information about the error. Starting the diagnostic programs Complete the following steps to start the diagnostic programs: 1. Turn off the server and any peripheral devices. 2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn on the server. Notes: a. To run the diagnostic programs, you must start the server with the highest level password that is set. That is, if an administrator password is set, you must enter the administrator password, not the user password, to run the diagnostic programs. b. When you are diagnosing hard disk drives, select SCSI Fixed Disk Test for the most thorough test. Select Fixed Disk Test for any of the following situations: v You want to run a faster test. v The server contains RAID arrays. v The server contains SATA or IDE hard disk drives. Note: 3. When the prompt Press F1 For Configuration/Setup is displayed, 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 that is selected as the first startup device. Later, you must restore this setting. Chapter 3. Diagnostics 15

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Diagnostic
text
message
format
The
diagnostic
text
message
format
is
as
follows:
result
test_specific_string
where:
result
is
one
of
the
following
results:
Passed
This
test
was
completed
without
any
errors.
Failed
This
test
discovered
an
error.
User
Aborted
You
stopped
the
test
before
it
was
completed.
Not
Applicable
You
attempted
to
test
a
device
that
is
not
present
in
the
server.
Aborted
The
test
could
not
proceed
because
of
the
server
configuration.
Warning
A
hardware
failure
did
not
occur;
the
test
could
not
be
run
because
of
some
other
problem
(for
example,
there
might
be
a
configuration
problem,
the
hardware
is
missing
or
is
not
being
recognized,
or
there
is
a
hardware
problem
that
is
not
related
to
the
hardware
currently
being
tested).
test_specific_string
is
an
error
code
or
other
information
about
the
error.
Starting
the
diagnostic
programs
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
diagnostic
programs:
1.
Turn
off
the
server
and
any
peripheral
devices.
2.
Turn
on
all
attached
devices;
then,
turn
on
the
server.
Notes:
a.
To
run
the
diagnostic
programs,
you
must
start
the
server
with
the
highest
level
password
that
is
set.
That
is,
if
an
administrator
password
is
set,
you
must
enter
the
administrator
password,
not
the
user
password,
to
run
the
diagnostic
programs.
b.
When
you
are
diagnosing
hard
disk
drives,
select
SCSI
Fixed
Disk
Test
for
the
most
thorough
test.
Select
Fixed
Disk
Test
for
any
of
the
following
situations:
v
You
want
to
run
a
faster
test.
v
The
server
contains
RAID
arrays.
v
The
server
contains
SATA
or
IDE
hard
disk
drives.
Note:
3.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
For
Configuration/Setup
is
displayed,
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
that
is
selected
as
the
first
startup
device.
Later,
you
must
restore
this
setting.
Chapter
3.
Diagnostics
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