HP Color LaserJet 8500 Service Manual - Page 97

Table 26. Service Mode Menu (continued) Service Mode Menu Item REPEAT= ON FAULT= ROM CRC= DRAM DIMM= IDE ASIC= DISK= VX ASIC= FAULT LOG POWER OFF TO EXIT PAPER PATH * Default setting. EXECUTE TEST Value Description/action NO* YES BREAK* CONT PAUSE BREAK stops at error and only the printer control panel displays a message. CONTINUE does not stop at error, and error is posted only to the fault log. PAUSE stops at error and the printer control panel displays a message. Press SELECT to continue. Then, error is also posted to the fault log. YES* NO Firmware read-only memory (ROM) is tested. YES* NO Installed DIMMs are tested to verify that they are supported by the formatter board and functioning properly. YES* NO This test verifies the read and write integrity of the formatter IDE ASIC. YES* NO Used to verify the integrity of the printer hard disk and the interface between the printer hard disk and the printer. This test also ensures that the printer hard disk buffering and caching are working properly. YES* NO This test verifies the read and write integrity of the formatter VX ASIC. first fault message . . . last fault msg Records all errors that occurred while formatter diagnostics tests were executing. FAULT LOG does not appear until the formatter diagnostics have been run and a failure exists. The fault log is cleared when the printer is turned off. Turn the printer off and on to exit the formatter diagnostics and reset the printer. Press SELECT to execute tests. EN Menu maps 95