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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 on the server, and watch the screen. Note: 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 power-on password, to run the diagnostic programs. 2. When the message F2 for Diagnostics appears, press F2. 3. Type the appropriate password; then, press Enter. 4. Select either Extended or Basic from the top of the screen. 5. When the diagnostic programs screen appears, select the test you want to run from the list that appears; then, follow the instructions on the screen. Notes: a. You can press F1 while running the diagnostic programs to obtain help information. You also can press F1 from within a help screen to obtain online documentation from which you can select different categories. To exit from the help information and return to where you left off, press Esc. b. If the server stops during testing and you cannot continue, restart the server and try running the diagnostic programs again. If the problem remains, replace the component that was being tested when the server stopped. c. The keyboard and mouse (pointing device) tests assume that a keyboard and mouse are attached to the server. 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
on
the
server,
and
watch
the
screen.
Note:
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
power-on
password,
to
run
the
diagnostic
programs.
2.
When
the
message
F2
for
Diagnostics
appears,
press
F2.
3.
Type
the
appropriate
password;
then,
press
Enter.
4.
Select
either
Extended
or
Basic
from
the
top
of
the
screen.
5.
When
the
diagnostic
programs
screen
appears,
select
the
test
you
want
to
run
from
the
list
that
appears;
then,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Notes:
a.
You
can
press
F1
while
running
the
diagnostic
programs
to
obtain
help
information.
You
also
can
press
F1
from
within
a
help
screen
to
obtain
online
documentation
from
which
you
can
select
different
categories.
To
exit
from
the
help
information
and
return
to
where
you
left
off,
press
Esc.
b.
If
the
server
stops
during
testing
and
you
cannot
continue,
restart
the
server
and
try
running
the
diagnostic
programs
again.
If
the
problem
remains,
replace
the
component
that
was
being
tested
when
the
server
stopped.
c.
The
keyboard
and
mouse
(pointing
device)
tests
assume
that
a
keyboard
and
mouse
are
attached
to
the
server.
Chapter
3.
Diagnostics
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