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Represents the type of error encountered.

vDeviceID:

Contains the component’s unit-ID which corresponds to either a fixed disk drive, removable media drive, serial or parallel port, processor, specific SIMM or DIMM, or a device on the PCI bus.

vDate:

Contains the date on which the diagnostic test was run. The date is retrieved from CMOS and displayed using the YYYYMMDD format.

vChkDigits:

Contains a 2-digit check-digit value to ensure the following:

–Diagnostics were run on the specified date.

–Diagnostics were run on the specified IBM computer.

–The diagnostic error code is recorded correctly.

vText:

Description of the error.

Note

See “Chapter 1. IBM PC Enhanced Diagnostics error codes” on page 1 for error code listings.

Hard file Smart test

Use the Hard File Smart Test when the system management tool has detected a hard file SMART alert.

The Smart test does the following:

vInterrogates IDE devices for support of the SMART instruction set.

vIssues a ENABLE SMART command to make sure SMART functionality is active.

vChecks the SMART RETURN STATUS command to determine if any thresholds have been exceeded.

If thresholds have been exceeded, an error message is shown, and the test fails. If no SMART is supported by the drive, the test returns with ″N/A″.

IBM Fixed Disk Optimized Test

You can use the IBM Fixed Disk Optimized Test to identify a particular area of a hard disk that fails during testing. You can also use this test to correct types of errors.

To run the Fixed Disk Optimized Test, do the following:

1.From the toolbar, select Diagnostics.

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