Navigating through the diagnostics programs, Running diagnostics tests, Test selection – IBM 6643 User Manual
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2.
Wait
10
seconds.
3.
Insert
the
IBM
PC
Enhanced
Diagnostics
Diskette
into
diskette
drive
A.
4.
Power-on
the
system.
The
initial
diagnostics
menu
will
be
displayed.
Navigating
through
the
diagnostics
programs
Use
either
the
mouse
or
the
keyboard
to
navigate
through
the
Enhanced
Diagnostics
program.
v
Use
the
cursor
movement
keys
to
navigate
within
the
menus.
v
The
Enter
key
is
used
to
select
a
menu
item.
v
The
Esc
key
is
used
to
back
up
to
the
previous
menu.
v
For
online
help
select
F1
.
Running
diagnostics
tests
There
are
four
ways
to
run
the
diagnostic
tests.
1.
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
Run
Normal
Test
or
Run
Quick
Test
from
the
Diagnostics
menu
and
then
press
Enter
.
This
will
automatically
run
a
pre-defined
group
of
tests
from
each
test
category.
Run
Normal
Test
runs
a
more
extensive
set
of
tests
than
does
Run
Quick
Test
and
takes
longer
to
execute.
2.
Press
F5
to
automatically
run
all
selected
tests
in
all
categories.
See
″Test
Selection
″.
3.
From
within
a
test
category,
press
Ctrl-Enter
to
automatically
run
only
the
selected
tests
in
that
category.
See
″Test
Selection
″.
4.
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
a
single
test
within
a
test
category,
then
press
Enter
.
This
will
run
only
that
test.
Press
Esc
at
any
time
to
stop
the
testing
process.
Test
results,
(N/A,
PASSED,
FAILED,
ABORTED),
are
displayed
in
the
field
beside
the
test
description
and
in
the
test
log.
See
Test
selection
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
with
a
chevron
>>
.
Pressing
the
space
bar
again
de-selects
a
test
and
removes
the
chevron.
4.
Repeat
steps
2
and
3
above
to
select
all
desired
tests.
IBM
PC
Enhanced
Memory
Diagnostics
The
IBM
PC
Enhanced
Memory
Diagnostics
provide
the
capability
to
identify
a
particular
memory
module
(SIMM,
DIMM,
or
RIMM)
which
fails
during
testing.
Use
the
System
Board
Layout
section
to
reference
the
memory
sockets,
or
select
F1
twice
to
load
the
Diagnostics
online
manual
and
select
″DIMM
Locator
″.
Follow
the
steps
below
to
locate
the
Memory
Diagnostic
tests
options.
1.
Select
the
DIAGNOSTICS
option
on
the
toolbar
and
press
Enter
.
Chapter
3.
Diagnostics
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