Viewing the event log – Zenith Data Systems MT2000 User Manual

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Configuring Your System

Viewing the Event Log

The system Event Log Utility displays information on
the events stored in the system log area. The
information stored includes the name of the event, the
date and time the event occurred and data pertinent to
the event. Event data may include POST error codes
that reflect hardware errors or software conflicts
within the system.

Note: Refer to Chapter 6 Problem Solving for
definitions on all POST error codes.

To view the Event Log, perform the following
procedure:

1.

Insert the bootable Utilities diskette into floppy
disk drive A.

2.

Power-on the system. The system boots up.

3.

The MS-DOS Startup Menu displays. See Table 4-6.

4.

Select 1. Read the Event Log From NVRAM from the
MS-DOS Startup Menu.

5.

The System Event Log Utility starts. The System
Event Log Utility screen is displayed. The following
screen choices are available.

SCREEN

DESCRIPTION

File

Saves the Event Log and System information to
a file.

ElogInfo

Displays Event Log information such as: date, time,
and number of times the log was erased; major and
minor revision level; and amount of memory used by
the event log.

SystemInfo

Displays system information such as: system model;
processor type and speed; ROM, SCSI and video
BIOS version; number of EISA and PCI slots; total
system memory size; and serial and parallel port
configuration.

Event log

Displays the Event Log data.

Clear Event log

Clears the Event Log data.

Help

Description of information in this table.

Exit

Exits the

System Event Log Utility.

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