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Running AMIDiag tests To run this test or test group... Do the following Run all AMIDiag tests. Press F7, then F10. Run a complete overall system quick test . Press F8, then F10. Run all processor board diagnostic tests. 1. Select System, and press Enter. 2. Press F6, then press F10. Run all memory diagnostic tests. 1. Select Memory, and press Enter. 2. Press F6, and then press F10. Run all IDE drive diagnostic tests. 1. Select IDE, and press Enter. 2. Press F6, and then press F10. Run all USB diagnostic tests. 1. Select USB, and press Enter. 2. Press F6. 3. Press F10. Run all video diagnostic tests. 1. Select Video, and press Enter. 2. Press F6. 3. Press F10. Run all serial, expansion port, and ASM diagnostic tests. 1. Select the Misc. menu, and press Enter. 2. Press F6. 3. Press F10. Enable logging of test session. 1. Select Options, and press Enter. 2. Select Generate Reports, and press Enter. 3. Select the output device, and press Enter. Note: Logging to a file requires a writeable file system to be available from the EFI environment. Exit the AMIDiag program. Press Esc, and select Yes at the prompt. Running the AMIDiag program in Batch Mode When your server is experiencing an intermittent problem that no diagnostic software test has been able to identify, run AMIDiag tests over an extended period of time. Many server problems (especially memory problems) are not evident when a test is run only once. You can use the AMIDiag program to run diagnostic tests on only a certain part of the server, a specific part of memory, or a specific part of a disk drive. You can also use the AMIDiag program to build script (.INI) files that contain test configuration information. After you have created an AMIDiag script file, you can run the diagnostic tests listed in the .INI file automatically. To run the AMIDiag program in batch mode, complete the following steps: 1. Select the AMIDiag tests to be run. 2. Select the test parameters, such as the drives and the I/O ports. These parameters differ for each test. 3. Press F10 to run the tests. 4. Save the current AMIDiag test configuration to a .INI file. You can then run this set of AMIDiag tests at any time. Chapter 3. Diagnostics 41

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Running
AMIDiag
tests
To
run
this
test
or
test
group...
Do
the
following
Run
all
AMIDiag
tests.
Press
F7,
then
F10.
Run
a
complete
overall
system
quick
test
.
Press
F8,
then
F10.
Run
all
processor
board
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Select
System
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Press
F6,
then
press
F10.
Run
all
memory
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Select
Memory
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Press
F6,
and
then
press
F10.
Run
all
IDE
drive
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Select
IDE
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Press
F6,
and
then
press
F10.
Run
all
USB
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Select
USB
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Press
F6.
3.
Press
F10.
Run
all
video
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Select
Video
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Press
F6.
3.
Press
F10.
Run
all
serial,
expansion
port,
and
ASM
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Select
the
Misc.
menu,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Press
F6.
3.
Press
F10.
Enable
logging
of
test
session.
1.
Select
Options
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
Generate
Reports
,
and
press
Enter.
3.
Select
the
output
device,
and
press
Enter.
Note:
Logging
to
a
file
requires
a
writeable
file
system
to
be
available
from
the
EFI
environment.
Exit
the
AMIDiag
program.
Press
Esc,
and
select
Yes
at
the
prompt.
Running
the
AMIDiag
program
in
Batch
Mode
When
your
server
is
experiencing
an
intermittent
problem
that
no
diagnostic
software
test
has
been
able
to
identify,
run
AMIDiag
tests
over
an
extended
period
of
time.
Many
server
problems
(especially
memory
problems)
are
not
evident
when
a
test
is
run
only
once.
You
can
use
the
AMIDiag
program
to
run
diagnostic
tests
on
only
a
certain
part
of
the
server,
a
specific
part
of
memory,
or
a
specific
part
of
a
disk
drive.
You
can
also
use
the
AMIDiag
program
to
build
script
(.INI)
files
that
contain
test
configuration
information.
After
you
have
created
an
AMIDiag
script
file,
you
can
run
the
diagnostic
tests
listed
in
the
.INI
file
automatically.
To
run
the
AMIDiag
program
in
batch
mode,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Select
the
AMIDiag
tests
to
be
run.
2.
Select
the
test
parameters,
such
as
the
drives
and
the
I/O
ports.
These
parameters
differ
for
each
test.
3.
Press
F10
to
run
the
tests.
4.
Save
the
current
AMIDiag
test
configuration
to
a
.INI
file.
You
can
then
run
this
set
of
AMIDiag
tests
at
any
time.
Chapter
3.
Diagnostics
41