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The following is an example of the configuration summary for a Comprehensive Test: 
 

           

Hardware Test Configuration  

 
Base Memory Size:  

640 KB 

CPU Type:  

A Pentium® III microprocessor 

CPU Speed:  

1000 MHz 

CPU SMP #0: 

Present 

CPU SMP #1: 

Present 

NUMBER_OF_SCSI_CHANNELS: 2 
KEYBOARD_TYPE:  

101_KEY 

RTC RAM SIZE: 

128 

PC97317  

 

Found 

COM1 at Port Address:  3F8 is enabled 
COM2 at Port Address:  2F8 is enabled 
LPT1 Ox378 
Floppy cfg.Drive A:   1.4Mb (3.5 Inch) 
Hard Drive 0 Cylinders: 1023 Heads: 64 Sectors: 63 Total Size: 2014MB 
External Cache size: 256 KB 
Video Subsystem:  

VGA-compatible controller, 256KB Ram 

Video Controller: 

Any ATI Controller  Config_Chip_AD  0X7A004756 

Video Bios: 

Vesa 2.0  ATI RAGEXL 

Video Memory: 

8MB 

 
If configuration is correct press ENTER to continue or CTRL+BREAK to quit 

 
 
Confirm that the configuration displayed is correct, then press 

<ENTER>

 to begin the Platform Confidence Test.  A 

scrolling display of test details is displayed.  In this display, white entries are for information only (tests starting, test 
progress, internal messages, etc.), green entries indicate successful completion of the test and red entries indicate 
test failures.  Use this display as a progress indicator; a summary of the results is displayed at the end of the test run.  
An excerpt of the progress log is as follows. 
 

CACHE.PERFORMANCE-RATIO PASSED 

MEMORY.ADDRESS-PATTERNS (1-17-00 18:49:09) 

MEMORY.ADDRESS-PATTERNS PASSED 

MEMORY.ADDRESS RIPPLE (1-17-00 18:52:17) 

MEMORY.ADDRESS RIPPLE PASSED 

MEMORY.RANDOM-PATTERNS (1-17-00 18:52:18) 

MEMORY.RANDOM PATTERNS PASSED 

MEMORY.CACHE -RANDOM PATTERNS (1-17-00 18:55:38) 

MEMORY.CACHE -RANDODCPATTERNS PASSED 

MEMORY.CACHE -PSEUDO - RANDOM PATTERNS (1-17-00 18:55:55) 

MEMORY.CACHE -PSEUDO - RANDOM-PATTERNS PASSED 

MEMORY.CACHE -CHECKERBOARD PATTERNS (1-17-00 18:57:19) 

MEMORY.CACHE -CHECKERBOARD-PATTERNS PASSED 

MEMORY.CACHE -ADDRESS-PATTERNS (1-17-00 18:57:53) 

MEMORY.CACHE -ADDRESS PATTERNS PASSED 

MEMORY.CACHE - 32KB ACCESS (1-17-00 18:58:01) 

MEMORY.CACHE - 32KB ACCESS PASSED 

 

Summary of Contents for A96134-002

Page 1: ...Intel Server Board Platform Confidence Test Installation and Operating Instructions Order number A96134 002 ...

Page 2: ...icular purpose merchantability or infringement of any patent copyright or other intellectual property right Intel products are not intended for use in medical life saving or life sustaining applications Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice The server board intended for use with this software may contain design defects or errors known as errat...

Page 3: ...VENTIONS 1 ASSUMPTIONS 1 INSTALLING THE SERVER BOARD PLATFORM CONFIDENCE TEST PACKAGE 2 QUICK TESTS 2 COMPREHENSIVE TESTS 3 COMPREHENSIVE TEST WITH CONTINUOUS LOOPING 3 USING THE INTEL SERVER BOARD PLATFORM CONFIDENCE TEST 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 ...

Page 4: ...ent the following conventions are used Selections you need to make from a screen are indicated in bold type such as run file from current location Input that you need to type on your keyboard is indicated by bold and underlined text such as a testmenu When you need to press a specific key on the keyboard the text indicating the key that you should press is enclosed between brackets such as ENTER C...

Page 5: ...idence Test file will expand 7 A RAMDRIVE will be created and the diagnostic tests are copied into it 8 When the copy process is complete you will be presented with a menu of five options Server Diagnostic Options Quick Test Comprehensive Test Comprehensive Test with continuous looping Display Help Text These menu options are discussed in greater detail below Summary of Available Tests Quick Tests...

Page 6: ...memory and cache Extensive tests are also run on the onboard peripheral controllers integrated components and the chipset The test duration is dependent on the number of processors and the amount of memory installed With a 800 MHz processor and 64 MB of memory the comprehensive test will run to completion in about 2 5 minutes Each additional 64 MB adds about 2 minutes to the test time The video te...

Page 7: ...bes the hardware to determine which tests in the suite are applicable to the current hardware configuration Selecting the option Display Help Text results in a display of the help text file for the test options Selecting EXIT saves the test results in a RESULT LOG file and returns you to the DOS prompt Typing testmenu at the prompt will restart the menu system Select the test desired with the curs...

Page 8: ...olling display of test details is displayed In this display white entries are for information only tests starting test progress internal messages etc green entries indicate successful completion of the test and red entries indicate test failures Use this display as a progress indicator a summary of the results is displayed at the end of the test run An excerpt of the progress log is as follows CAC...

Page 9: ...PASSED Primary Interrupt Controller PASSED Keyboard Controller PASSED Real Time Clock PASSED PCI Bus Controller PASSED Programmable Interval Timer PASSED Direct Memory Access Controller PASSED SIO308 Super I O Controller PASSED AIC78xx SCSI Controller PASSED COMM1 INS8250 Serial Controller PASSED COMM2 INS8250 Serial Controller PASSED Parallel Port 1 Controller PASSED ATI Video Controller PASSED C...

Page 10: ...ort Website see URL below 4 If applicable verify the 3 3v sense 2x5pin power connector is attached to the power supply signal connector located next to the server board power connector 5 Ensure the power supply being used is at least 800mA of 5V standby current to support WOL and is required for proper operation System will not boot from the server board resource CDROM An incorrect BIOS Boot prior...

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