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Abbreviated versions of the diagnostic tests are run in quick test mode. The selected tests are run in quick test mode if the tests support quick mode. You can use the quick test parameter in two ways: Quick Test use Description Complete a system Select the diagnostic tests you want to run, or press F7 to test in a shorter time. select all diagnostic tests on an AMIDiag menu. Set the Quick Test parameter to Yes. If you press F10 to run the tests, all tests except the tests that support Quick Test will run normally. The tests that support Quick Test run in quick mode. If your server has several IDE and SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drives, testing all drives will take a long time. When you select Quick Test, the IDE and SCSI devices will be tested quickly, saving time. Use quick test mode for fast system verification Press F8 when the AMIDiag main menu is displayed to set this parameter to Yes and to select the tests defined as System Quick Test Components. You can either press F4 to script this test, or press F10 to run the tests in batch mode. Execution count: The Execution Count menu appears when you select Execution Count from the Edit Batch Parameters menu. Choose the number of times that you want to run the AMIDiag tests on the associated AMIDiag menus. You can run each test up to 255 times. If you have set the Passbound parameters (see the previous screen) to 5 and you set the repeat count to 5, the test will be run a total of 25 times. 66 IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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Abbreviated
versions
of
the
diagnostic
tests
are
run
in
quick
test
mode.
The
selected
tests
are
run
in
quick
test
mode
if
the
tests
support
quick
mode.
You
can
use
the
quick
test
parameter
in
two
ways:
Quick
Test
use
Description
Complete
a
system
test
in
a
shorter
time.
Select
the
diagnostic
tests
you
want
to
run,
or
press
F7
to
select
all
diagnostic
tests
on
an
AMIDiag
menu.
Set
the
Quick
Test
parameter
to
Yes
.
If
you
press
F10
to
run
the
tests,
all
tests
except
the
tests
that
support
Quick
Test
will
run
normally.
The
tests
that
support
Quick
Test
run
in
quick
mode.
If
your
server
has
several
IDE
and
SCSI
hard
disk
and
CD-ROM
drives,
testing
all
drives
will
take
a
long
time.
When
you
select
Quick
Test,
the
IDE
and
SCSI
devices
will
be
tested
quickly,
saving
time.
Use
quick
test
mode
for
fast
system
verification
Press
F8
when
the
AMIDiag
main
menu
is
displayed
to
set
this
parameter
to
Yes
and
to
select
the
tests
defined
as
System
Quick
Test
Components.
You
can
either
press
F4
to
script
this
test,
or
press
F10
to
run
the
tests
in
batch
mode.
Execution
count:
The
Execution
Count
menu
appears
when
you
select
Execution
Count
from
the
Edit
Batch
Parameters
menu.
Choose
the
number
of
times
that
you
want
to
run
the
AMIDiag
tests
on
the
associated
AMIDiag
menus.
You
can
run
each
test
up
to
255
times.
If
you
have
set
the
Passbound
parameters
(see
the
previous
screen)
to
5
and
you
set
the
repeat
count
to
5,
the
test
will
be
run
a
total
of
25
times.
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IBM
xSeries
450
Type
8688:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide