Sun Microsystems Blade 1500 - Diagnostic Levels; Output Verbosity; Setting up for POST; TABLE 7-1 Test Performed at Min and Max Diagnostic Levels

7-2 Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual • December 2004
7.1.1 Diagnostic Levels
TABLE 7-1 summarizes the tests performed at min and max diagnostic levels.
7.1.2 Output Verbosity
TABLE 7-2 describes the output seen when output verbosity is set to min, normal,
and max.
Note – The output of max verbosity is similar to the output seen of previous
versions of POST.
Samples of POST output at different diagnostic levels and output verbosities are
provided in
“POST Output” on page 7-6.
7.2 Setting Up for POST
To execute POST and view its output, you must:
TABLE 7-1 Test Performed at min and max Diagnostic Levels
min Level max Level
• Initialize critical CPU resources
• CPU tests
• CPU I
2
C tests
• CPU memory
• CPU pin checks
• Internal cache tests
• CPU memory scrub
• I/O bridge chip tests
Same as min level, but with an additional full
memory tests.
TABLE 7-2 Output Seen at min, normal, and max Output Verbosity
min Verbosity normal Verbosity max Verbosity
Only the following text is displayed:
Executing Power On Self Test
• Build information
is displayed
• Test groups are
indicated
Each step of POST is
identified