Platform Confidence Test User Guide
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Introduction
The Intel
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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 (if necessary)
• A minimum memory configuration or greater, selected from the tested memory list for the board
to be tested
• A hard disk drive
• Unless absolutely necessary, all Add-In cards must be removed (some add-in cards can cause
unwanted behavior from the Platform Confidence Test)
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/