IBM 6648 Personal Computer User Manual


 
1. Select the UTILITY option on the toolbar and press Enter.
2. Select either the QUICK ERASE or FULL ERASE HARD DISK option and
follow the instructions.
Iomega Zip drive test
Use the Iomega Zip Drive Test to test the Zip drive and the drive interface.
The test takes about 20 seconds to run.
The default tests the following:
v Controller
v Max Seek (50 times)
v Random Seek (300 sectors)
Asset EEPROM backup
When replacing a system board, this utility allows the backup of all Asset
information from the EEPROM to diskette. This utility also restores data to
the EEPROM from diskette after replacement of the system board.
To run this utility, use the following procedure.
v Select Utility
v Select Asset EEPROM Backup
v Follow instructions on screen.
Viewing the test log
Errors reported by the diagnostic test will be displayed by the program as a
failed test.
To view details of a failure or to view a list of test results, use the following
procedure from any test category screen.
v Press F3 to activate the log file.
v Press F3 again to save the file to diskette or F2 to print the file.
SIMM/DIMM/RIMM memory errors
SIMM/DIMM/RIMM error messages issued by the IBM PC Enhanced
Diagnostics.
Message Failure Found Recommended Actions
2xx-1y A memory error was detected in
SIMM socket Y.
Replace the SIMM in the socket
identified by the last digit of the
error code.
Re-run the test.
If the same error code occurs
again, replace the system board.
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