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Text messages The diagnostic text message format is as follows: Function Name: Result (test specific string) where: Function Name is the name of the function being tested when the error occurred. This corresponds to the function code (fff) described in the previous list. Result can be one of the following text strings: Passed This result occurs when the diagnostic test is completed without any errors. Failed This result occurs when the diagnostic test discovers an error. User Aborted This result occurs when you stop the diagnostic test before it is complete. Not Applicable This result occurs when you specify a diagnostic test for a device that is not present. Aborted This result occurs when the test could not proceed because of the system configuration. Warning This result occurs when a possible problem is reported during the diagnostic test, such as when a device that is to be tested is not installed. test specific string is additional information that is used to analyze the problem. Downloading the diagnostics program Complete the following steps to download the latest image of the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics and create a startable Enhanced Diagnostics diskette: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 2. Download the diagnostics file for the server to a hard disk drive directory (not to a diskette). 3. Go to a DOS prompt, and change to the directory where the file was downloaded. 4. Insert a blank high-density diskette into the diskette drive. Note: On the 325 server, attach an external USB diskette drive to the Eserver server for this purpose. 5. Type in the following, and then press Enter: filename a: where filename is the name of the file you downloaded from the Web. The downloaded file is self-extracting and is copied to the diskette. When the copy is completed, you have a startable or bootable IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette. Chapter 3. Diagnostics 17

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Text
messages
The
diagnostic
text
message
format
is
as
follows:
Function
Name:
Result
(test
specific
string)
where:
Function
Name
is
the
name
of
the
function
being
tested
when
the
error
occurred.
This
corresponds
to
the
function
code
(fff)
described
in
the
previous
list.
Result
can
be
one
of
the
following
text
strings:
Passed
This
result
occurs
when
the
diagnostic
test
is
completed
without
any
errors.
Failed
This
result
occurs
when
the
diagnostic
test
discovers
an
error.
User
Aborted
This
result
occurs
when
you
stop
the
diagnostic
test
before
it
is
complete.
Not
Applicable
This
result
occurs
when
you
specify
a
diagnostic
test
for
a
device
that
is
not
present.
Aborted
This
result
occurs
when
the
test
could
not
proceed
because
of
the
system
configuration.
Warning
This
result
occurs
when
a
possible
problem
is
reported
during
the
diagnostic
test,
such
as
when
a
device
that
is
to
be
tested
is
not
installed.
test
specific
string
is
additional
information
that
is
used
to
analyze
the
problem.
Downloading
the
diagnostics
program
Complete
the
following
steps
to
download
the
latest
image
of
the
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
and
create
a
startable
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette:
1.
Go
to
2.
Download
the
diagnostics
file
for
the
server
to
a
hard
disk
drive
directory
(not
to
a
diskette).
3.
Go
to
a
DOS
prompt,
and
change
to
the
directory
where
the
file
was
downloaded.
4.
Insert
a
blank
high-density
diskette
into
the
diskette
drive.
Note:
On
the
Eserver
325
server,
attach
an
external
USB
diskette
drive
to
the
server
for
this
purpose.
5.
Type
in
the
following,
and
then
press
Enter:
filename
a:
where
filename
is
the
name
of
the
file
you
downloaded
from
the
Web.
The
downloaded
file
is
self-extracting
and
is
copied
to
the
diskette.
When
the
copy
is
completed,
you
have
a
startable
or
bootable
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette.
Chapter
3.
Diagnostics
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