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Introduction to Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic Tools for Oracle Servers
Using the Diagnostic Tools to Troubleshoot a Server
U-Boot Diagnostic Startup Tests
U-Boot Diagnostic Startup Tests Overview
Running the U-Boot Diagnostic Tests
Sample SP Environmental Variables Showing U-Boot Test Status
Accessing Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility
Accessing the Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD
How to Access and Run Pc-Check From the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD
How to Access and Run Pc-Check From a USB Device
How to Set Up the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD Image on the PXE Server
How to Access the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD From the Target Server
Pass, Fail, or N/A is listed for each of the following Show Results Summary options:
Processor
This option shows the following tests conducted against the processor: Core Processor Tests, AMD64/Intel64 Core Tests, Math Co-Processor Tests– Pentium Class FDIV and Pentium Class FIST, MMX Operation, 3DNow! Operation, SSE Instruction Set, SSE2 Instruction Set, and MP Symmetry.
Motherboard
This option shows the following tests conducted against the motherboard: DMA Controller Tests, System Timer Tests, Interrupt Test, Keyboard Controller Tests, PCI Bus Tests, and CMOS RAM/Clock Tests.
Memory, Cache Memory, and Video Memory
This option shows the following tests conducted against the various types of memory: Inversion Test Tree, Progressive Inv. Test, Chaotic Addressing Test, and Block Rotation Test.
Input Device
This option shows the following tests conducted against the input device: Verify Device, Keyboard Repeat, and Keyboard LEDs.
Mouse
This option shows the following tests conducted against the mouse: Buttons, Ballistics, Text Mode Positioning, Text Mode Area Redefine, Graphics Mode Positions, Graphics Area Redefine, and Graphics Cursor Redefine.
Video
This option shows the following tests conducted against the video: Color Purity Test, True Color Test, Alignment Test, LCD Test, and Test Cord Test.
Multimedia
This option shows the following tests conducted against the multimedia components: Internal Speaker Test, FM Synthesizer Test, PCM Sample Test, CD/DVD Drive Read Test, CD/DVD Transfer (kilobytes/second), CD/DVD Transfer Rating, CD/DVD Drive Seek Test, CD/DVD Seek Time (ms), CD/DVD Test Disk Read, and CD/DVD Tray Test.
ATAPI Devices
This option shows the following tests conducted against ATAPI devices: Linear Read Test, Non-Destructive Write, and Random Read/Write Test.
Hard Disk
This option shows the following tests conducted against the hard disk: Read Test, Read Verify Test, Non-Destructive Write Test, Destructive Write Test, Mechanics Stress Test, and Internal Cache Test.
USB
This option shows the following tests conducted against the USB: Controller Tests and Functional Tests.
Hardware ID
This option shows the machine ID for the system. This test is not available on some Oracle servers.