Dell PowerEdge 6350 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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5-24 Dell PowerEdge 6350 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guideá Write TestPositions the read/write heads at each block of the device for writing data andverifies that all tracks on the device can be written to correctly.á Audio Output TestCauses the CD-ROM drive to begin playing the first audio track on an audio CD.To determine whether the test passed, listen to the audio output of the drive.NOTE: To conduct the Audio Output Test, you must select it individually. It will notrun as part of the test group.á Eject Removable MediaCauses a CD-ROM drive to eject its CD or a SCSI tape drive to eject its tapecartridge.á Display InformationDisplays a screen of information about each SCSI host adapter in the computer,the resources allocated to each SCSI host adapter, and a list of target devicesattached to the SCSI host adapter.:K\5XQD6&6,'HYLFHV7HVW"If you check the SCSI hard-disk drive to determine the amount of available space, theoperating system will probably report problem areas. Problem areas on hard-diskdrives are common, because most hard-disk drives have a small amount of space thatis not usable. The hard-disk drive keeps a record of this space so that the computerwill not attempt to use it. Identification of unusable disk space, unless it is an unusu-ally large amount (over 5 percent of the possible total), should not be regarded as acause for testing the hard-disk drive.These are the most common symptoms that might prompt you to test a SCSI device:á A SCSI hard-disk drive fails during the boot routine.áSeek errors are reported by the operating system or applications.á An error message appears on the screen stating that the computer cannot readfrom or write to a SCSI device.á Data on a SCSI device is corrupted or lost; this problem may be intermittent.Once saved by a program, files cannot be properly recalled.2WKHU7HVW*URXSThe subtests in the Other Test group verify that the embedded server management(ESM) system is working properly. The ESM system interacts with the system BIOSand operating system to ensure that critical parameters, such as temperature, aremonitored and that appropriate action is taken if a problem is detected.