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## How to Identify CEs on a Windows Server

- Use one of the following methods to detect Windows CEs:
  - Use the HERD Utility

    See the x64 Servers Applications and Utilities Documentation.at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/x64apps-utilities?l=en.

  - Use Windows native support such as WHEA (if available).

    See http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/whea/default.mspx for more information.

  - Use a combination of AMD MCAT utility and system events as follows:
    1. A Machine Check error message pops up on the task bar.
    2. Manually go into the Event Viewer's System Events to view errors. Access the Event Viewer through this menu path: Start-->Administration Tools-->Event Viewer-->System events list.
    3. View individual errors by right-clicking on the event, and selecting "Properties" to see details of the error.
    4. Save the complete logs through this menu path: Event Viewer tree-->System (right-click)-->Save Log File As...-->(*.evt).
    5. Run AMD Machine Check Analysis Tool (MCAT) using the saved log, to find the potential whereabouts of a faulty DIMM.

       Note - The MCAT utility is available as pare of the Windows supplemental software from the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD for your server.

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