the ibm enhanced diagnostics programs isolate problems from the computer hardware and software. the programs run independently of the operating system. this method of testing is generally used when other methods are not accessible or have not been successful in isolating a problem suspected to be hardware related.

    complete the following steps to view the test log.

    if you are already running the enhanced diagnostics program, begin with step 4.

    1. start the enhanced diagnostics programs.

    1 to start the enhanced diagnostics programs in windows operating systems, complete the following steps:

    a. restart the computer and when the message to start the product recovery program is displayed, quickly press f11.

    b. select system utilities.

    c. select run diagnostics to start the diagnostics programs.

    2 to start the enhanced diagnostics programs in red hat linux operating system, complete the following steps:

    a. restart the computer.

    b. when the operating system selection menu is displayed, select ibm preload recovery & diagnostics.

    c. select run diagnostics to start the diagnostics programs.

    (optionally, insert the ibm enhanced diagnostics diskette and restart the computer.)

    2. run the applicable diagnostics program and when the diagnostic programs screen appears, select utility.

    3. select view test log from the list; then, follow the instructions on the screen. the test log records data about system failures and other pertinent information. the test log will not contain any information until after the diagnostic program has run.

    4. save the test log to a file on a diskette or to your hard disk.

    a. to save the test log to a diskette, you must use a diskette that you have formatted yourself; this function does not work with preformatted diskettes. if the diskette has sufficient space for the test log, the diskette can contain other data.

    b. the system maintains the test-log data only while the enhanced diagnostics program is running. when you end the enhanced diagnostics program, the test log is cleared.