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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 49. To select one or more tests, use the following procedure. 1. Open the corresponding test category. 2. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight the desired test. 3. Press the space bar. A selected test is marked by >>. Pressing the space bar again de-selects a test and removes the >>. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to select all desired tests. Test results Diagnostics test results 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 when 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 computer. - The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly. v Text: Description of the error. Note: See "Diagnostic error codes" on page 56 for error code listings. 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: v Destroys the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive. v Destroys all copies of the FAT Table on all partitions (both the master and backup). v Destroys the partition table. v Provides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process. 48 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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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
49.
To
select
one
or
more
tests,
use
the
following
procedure.
1.
Open
the
corresponding
test
category.
2.
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
the
desired
test.
3.
Press
the
space
bar.
A
selected
test
is
marked
by
>>
.
Pressing
the
space
bar
again
de-selects
a
test
and
removes
the
>>.
4.
Repeat
steps
2
and
3
above
to
select
all
desired
tests.
Test
results
Diagnostics
test
results
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
when
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
computer.
The
diagnostic
error
code
is
recorded
correctly.
v
Text:
Description
of
the
error.
Note:
See
“Diagnostic
error
codes”
on
page
56
for
error
code
listings.
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:
v
Destroys
the
Master
Boot
Record
(MBR)
on
the
hard
drive.
v
Destroys
all
copies
of
the
FAT
Table
on
all
partitions
(both
the
master
and
backup).
v
Destroys
the
partition
table.
v
Provides
messages
that
warn
the
user
that
this
is
a
non-recoverable
process.
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Hardware
Maintenance
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