Zenith Data Systems MT2000 manual Viewing the Event Log

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Viewing the Event Log

The system Event Log Utility displays information on the events stored in the system log area. The information stored includes the name of the event, the date and time the event occurred and data pertinent to the event. Event data may include POST error codes that reflect hardware errors or software conflicts within the system.

Note: Refer to Chapter 6 Problem Solving for definitions on all POST error codes.

To view the Event Log, perform the following procedure:

1. Insert the bootable Utilities diskette into floppy disk drive A.

	2. Power-on the system. The system boots up.
	3. The MS-DOS Startup Menu displays. See Table 4-6.
	4. Select 1. Read the Event Log From NVRAM from the
		MS-DOS Startup Menu.
	5. The System Event Log Utility starts. The System
		Event Log Utility screen is displayed. The following
		screen choices are available.
SCREEN		DESCRIPTION
File		Saves the Event Log and System information to
		a file.
ElogInfo		Displays Event Log information such as: date, time,
		and number of times the log was erased; major and
		minor revision level; and amount of memory used by
		the event log.
SystemInfo		Displays system information such as: system model;
		processor type and speed; ROM, SCSI and video
		BIOS version; number of EISA and PCI slots; total
		system memory size; and serial and parallel port
		configuration.
Event log		Displays the Event Log data.
Clear Event log		Clears the Event Log data.
Help		Description of information in this table.
Exit		Exits the System Event Log Utility.

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