Intel A96134-002 User Manual download pdf (Page 4)

Introduction

The Intel

Server Board Platform Confidence Test package provides a method to determine if an Intel-based server

system is correctly assembled and functioning properly. The package provides three test suites for the onboard

resources. The test suites included in the package are: the Quick Test, the Comprehensive Test, and a continuous

loop of the Comprehensive Test. These tests can be run without user intervention.

At the start of each test, the Platform Confidence Test package probes for the hardware present and reports the

identified components. The probe will indirectly identify many assembly and cabling errors, such as broken or

improperly seated cables, because the associated hardware component will not be located.

Test results are reported directly to field replaceable units (FRUs), such as the installed processor modules, the

server board, disks, and memory. Upon completion of the test, the test results are saved to the RESULT.LOG for

viewing.

Conventions

In this document the following conventions are used:

• Selections you need to make from a screen are indicated in bold type, such as run file from current

location

• Input that you need to type on your keyboard is indicated by bold and underlined text, such as a\:testmenu

• When you need to press a specific key on the keyboard, the text indicating the key that you should press is

enclosed between brackets, such as <ENTER>

• Combinations of keys that must be pressed together are enclosed in brackets with a plus (+) between the

keys, such as <CTRL+ALT+DEL>

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Assumptions

It is assumed that the integrator has configured a server with an Intel based server board and has worked with the

following minimum components:

• The Intel server board integrated in an approved chassis

• At least one Intel processor

• A processor terminator

• A minimum memory configuration or greater, selected from the tested memory list for the board to be

tested

• A floppy disk drive

• A hard disk drive

Refer to the server board tested memory document and the tested Hardware and Operating System document for

Intel tested components. These documents can be found at the Intel Corporation support website

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/

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