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Chapter 4. IBM Enhanced Diagnostics The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics program uses a full range of diagnostic utilities to determine the operating condition of the computer's hardware components. For a complete list of error codes and messages, see Chapter 7, "Symptom-to-FRU Index," on page 69. Diagnostics program download To download the Diagnostics program, do the following: v Go to http://www.ibm.com/. v Select Support & downloads. v Select Personal computing from the ″Get product support for″ list. v Enter your the machine type in the ″Quick Path″ box. v Follow the links to find the IBM Enhance Diagnostics. Note: You can download either a diskette image or a startable CD-ROM image (.iso file) of the diagnostics. Navigating through the diagnostics programs Use the cursor movement keys to navigate within the menus. v The Enter key is used to select a menu item. v The Esc key is used to back up to the previous menu. v For online help press F1. Running diagnostics tests There are four ways to run the diagnostic tests. 1. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight Run Normal Test or Run Quick Test from the Diagnostics menu and then press Enter. This will automatically run a pre-defined group of tests from each test category. Run Normal Test runs a more extensive set of tests than does Run Quick Test and takes longer to execute. 2. Press F5 to automatically run all selected tests in all categories. See "Test selection" on page 16. 3. From within a test category, press Ctrl-Enter to automatically run only the selected tests in that category. See "Test selection" on page 16. 4. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight a single test within a test category, then press Enter. This will run only that test. Press Esc at any time to stop the testing process. Test results, (N/A, PASSED, FAILED, ABORTED), are displayed in the field beside the test description and in the test log. See "Viewing the test log" on page 18. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 15

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Chapter
4.
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
The
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
program
uses
a
full
range
of
diagnostic
utilities
to
determine
the
operating
condition
of
the
computer’s
hardware
components.
For
a
complete
list
of
error
codes
and
messages,
see
Chapter
7,
“Symptom-to-FRU
Index,”
on
page
69.
Diagnostics
program
download
To
download
the
Diagnostics
program,
do
the
following:
v
Go
to
.
v
Select
Support
&
downloads
.
v
Select
Personal
computing
from
the
Get
product
support
for
list.
v
Enter
your
the
machine
type
in
the
Quick
Path
box.
v
Follow
the
links
to
find
the
IBM
Enhance
Diagnostics.
Note:
You
can
download
either
a
diskette
image
or
a
startable
CD-ROM
image
(.iso
file)
of
the
diagnostics.
Navigating
through
the
diagnostics
programs
Use
the
cursor
movement
keys
to
navigate
within
the
menus.
v
The
Enter
key
is
used
to
select
a
menu
item.
v
The
Esc
key
is
used
to
back
up
to
the
previous
menu.
v
For
online
help
press
F1.
Running
diagnostics
tests
There
are
four
ways
to
run
the
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
Run
Normal
Test
or
Run
Quick
Test
from
the
Diagnostics
menu
and
then
press
Enter
.
This
will
automatically
run
a
pre-defined
group
of
tests
from
each
test
category.
Run
Normal
Test
runs
a
more
extensive
set
of
tests
than
does
Run
Quick
Test
and
takes
longer
to
execute.
2.
Press
F5
to
automatically
run
all
selected
tests
in
all
categories.
See
“Test
selection”
on
page
16.
3.
From
within
a
test
category,
press
Ctrl-Enter
to
automatically
run
only
the
selected
tests
in
that
category.
See
“Test
selection”
on
page
16.
4.
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
a
single
test
within
a
test
category,
then
press
Enter.
This
will
run
only
that
test.
Press
Esc
at
any
time
to
stop
the
testing
process.
Test
results,
(N/A,
PASSED,
FAILED,
ABORTED),
are
displayed
in
the
field
beside
the
test
description
and
in
the
test
log.
See
“Viewing
the
test
log”
on
page
18.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
15