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PC Server 315 - Diagnostics

Applicable to: World-Wide

PC Server 315 Diagnostic diskette (30f6996)

The following tools are available to help identify and resolve hardware-related problems:

- Power-on self-test (POST)
- POST Beep Codes
- Test programs
- Error messages
- Diagnostics Diskette

POWER-ON SELF-TEST (POST)

Each time you power-on the system, it performs a series of tests that check the operation of the system and some options. This series of tests is called the power-on self-test, or POST. POST does the following:
- Checks some basic system-board operations
- Checks the memory operation
- Starts the video operation
- Verifies that the diskette drives are working
- Verifies that the hard disk drive is working

If the POST finishes without detecting any problems, a single beep sounds and the first screen of the operating system or application program appears.

If the POST detects a problem, an error message appears on the screen. A single problem can cause several error messages to appear. When you correct the cause of the first error message, the other error messages probably will not appear on the screen the next time you power-on the system.

POST BEEP CODES

The Power On Self-Test generates a beeping sound to indicate successful completion of POST or to indicate that the tests detect an error.

One beep and the appearance of text on the display indicates successful completion of the POST. More than one beep indicates that the POST detects an error.

TEST PROGRAMS

The QAPlus/PRO test programs on the "PC Server System Board Diagnostic Diskette," developed by DiagSoft for IBM, are the primary method of testing the PC Server. You can use them to test the IBM components of the system and some external devices. The amount of time required to test all components depends on the number of components. The more optional adapters and devices you have attached to the system, the longer the testing takes.

Diagnostic programs from the QAPlus/PRO MAIN MENU include the following features.

FEATURE	DESCRIPTION
Quick Check	dentifies most problems associated with the following major components: - System board - Hard disk drives - Diskette drives - CD-ROM drives - RAM - Serial and parallel ports - Video adapter - Printer - Keyboard - Mouse
Module Test	Allows you to: - Run groups of tests in batch - Specify parameters to use for each test (for example, video modes, disk cylinders, port addresses, and so on) - Specify the number of passes you want to run (one to continuous) - Log the test results to a text or dBase Format (DBF) file - Save all test settings for future use - View System Information - View the server's configuration information. (For example, you can view the IRQ/DMA assignments, memory usage, device drivers, and so on.) - Select System Utilities - Format a diskette

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	Document Category	Diagnostics
	Date Created	12-02-99
	Last Updated	12-02-99
	Revision Date	12-02-2000
	Brand	IBM PC Server
	Product Family	PC Server 315
	Machine Type	8638
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