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Test results, Hard file Smart test, Quick and Full erase - hard drive, Function Code, Failure Type

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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests. Test results Diagnostics test results will produce the following error code format: Function Code Failure Type DeviceID Date ChkDigits Text v Function Code: Represents the feature or function within the PC. v Failure Type: Represents the type of error encountered. v DeviceID: Contains the component's unit-ID which corresponds to either a fixed disk drive, removable media drive, serial or parallel port, processor, specific RIMM, or a device on the PCI bus. v Date: Contains the date on which the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format. v ChkDigits: Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following: - Diagnostics were run on the specified date. - Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer. - The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly. v Text: Description of the error. Note: See "Diagnostic error codes" on page 41 for error code listings. Hard file Smart test Use the Hard File Smart Test when the system management tool has detected a hard file SMART alert. The Smart test does the following: v Interrogates IDE devices for support of the SMART instruction set. v Issues a ENABLE SMART command to make sure SMART functionality is active. v Checks the SMART RETURN STATUS command to determine if any thresholds have been exceeded. If thresholds have been exceeded, an error message is shown, and the test fails. If no SMART is supported by the drive, the test returns with ″N/A″. Quick and Full erase - hard drive The Diagnostics program offers two hard drive format utilities: v Quick Erase Hard Drive v Full Erase Hard Drive The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following steps. Chapter 4. Diagnostics 15

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4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests.
Test results
Diagnostics test results will produce the following error code format:
Function
Code
Failure Type
DeviceID
Date
ChkDigits
Text
v
Function Code:
Represents the feature or function within the PC.
v
Failure Type:
Represents the type of error encountered.
v
DeviceID:
Contains the component
’
s unit-ID which corresponds to either a fixed disk
drive, removable media drive, serial or parallel port, processor, specific RIMM,
or a device on the PCI bus.
v
Date:
Contains the date on which the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved
from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format.
v
ChkDigits:
Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following:
–
Diagnostics were run on the specified date.
–
Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer.
–
The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.
v
Text:
Description of the error.
Note:
See
“
Diagnostic error codes
”
on page 41 for error code listings.
Hard file Smart test
Use the Hard File Smart Test when the system management tool has detected a
hard file SMART alert.
The Smart test does the following:
v
Interrogates IDE devices for support of the SMART instruction set.
v
Issues a ENABLE SMART command to make sure SMART functionality is
active.
v
Checks the SMART RETURN STATUS command to determine if any thresholds
have been exceeded.
If thresholds have been exceeded, an error message is shown, and the test fails. If
no SMART is supported by the drive, the test returns with
″
N/A
″
.
Quick and Full erase - hard drive
The Diagnostics program offers two hard drive format utilities:
v
Quick Erase Hard Drive
v
Full Erase Hard Drive
The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following
steps.
Chapter 4. Diagnostics
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