From the Utility Partition
1. As the system boots, press <F10> during POST.
2. From the utility partition main menu under Run System Utilities, select Run System Diagnostics.
From the Diagnostics Diskettes
1. Create a set of diagnostics diskettes from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. See "Using the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD" in your
User's Guide for information on creating the diskettes.
2. Insert the first diagnostics diskette.
3. Reboot the system.
If the system fails to boot, see "Getting Help."
When you start the system diagnostics, a message is displayed stating that the diagnostics are initializing. Next, the Diagnostics menu appears. The menu
allows you to run all or specific diagnostics tests or to exit the system diagnostics.
System Diagnostics Testing Options
To select an option from the Diagnostics menu, highlight the option and press <Enter>, or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the
option.
Table4-1 provides a brief explanation of testing options.
Table 4-1. SystemDiagnosticsTestingOptions
Using the Advanced Testing Options
When you select Advanced Testing from the Diagnostics menu, the main screen of the diagnostics appears and displays the following information:
l Two lines at the top of the screen identify the diagnostics utility, the version number, and the system's service tag number.
l The left side of the screen under Device Groups lists the diagnostic device groups in the order that they are tested if you select All under the Run
Tests submenu. Press the up- or down-arrow keys to highlight a particular device group. Press the left- or right-arrow keys to select the options on the
menu. As you move from one menu option to another, a brief explanation of the highlighted option appears at the bottom of the screen.
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