Apple Xserve Diagnostics 3X103 - Ethernet Controller Tests

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Ethernet Controller Tests

USB port

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Video controller

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AXD Mac OS X tools have more tests
than AXD EFI tools.

Component tested

Available in AXD
EFI tools

Available in AXD
Mac OS X tools

Notes

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

SMBIOS Self-Test

1 second

Checks the SMBIOS tables for 32-bit
errors (type 18) and 64-bit errors (type
33). Also verifies that the mapped-in
DIMM size is appropriate for the slot
it’s inserted into. If there’s a size
mismatch, an error occurs.

ECC Error Count

1 second

Reports the number of ECC errors, and
then resets the count

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

Boot ROM Checksum

1 second

Verifies the Boot ROM checksum

Boot ROM FW GUID MAC
Addr Checksum

1 second

Verifies the Boot ROM FireWire GUID
MAC address checksum

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

MAC Address Verification

1 second

Verifies MAC address isn’t all FFs or
00s

PCI-E 4 LinkWidth Verification

1 second

Verifies PCI link width is 4

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Appendix

AXD Tools Test Reference

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