IBM NetVista Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 3. Diagnostics
Setup Utility program ...........10
Product Recovery Program menu .......11
Diagnostics ..............12
Diagnostics program download.......12
Navigating through the diagnostics programs . . 12
Running diagnostics tests.........12
Test selection .............12
Module test menu/hardware configuration report 13
Memory Diagnostic tests .........13
Alert-On LAN
™
test ..........14
Asset ID
™
test ............14
Testresults .............14
Hard file Smart test...........15
QuickandFullerase-harddrive......15
Iomega Zip drive test ..........16
Asset EEPROM backup .........16
Viewing the test log ..........16
When to use the Low-Level Format program . . . 17
Preparingtheharddiskdriveforuse......17
The following tools are available to help identify and resolve hardware-related
problems.
v Setup Utility program
v Power-On Self-Test (POST)
– POST Beep Codes
– Error Code Format
v Diagnostics program
v Recovery utility
– Full recovery
– Partial recovery
v Repair utility
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IBM NetVista Specifications

General

Category	Desktop
Model	NetVista
Processor Type	Intel Celeron
Memory Type	SDRAM
Optical Drive	CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-RW
Graphics	Integrated Intel graphics
Audio	Integrated audio
Network	10/100 Ethernet
Operating System	Windows 2000, Windows XP (Varies by model)
Expansion Slots	PCI
Ports	USB, serial, parallel, VGA, audio in/out