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normalTim
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Q: are the results of this test stored on the hard drive in a flat file?

Are the results of the Apple Hardware Test stored on the hard drive in a flat file? I would like to see them after I reboot.

Mac mini Server (Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4), Apple Hardware Test (AHT)

Posted on May 18, 2012 2:38 PM

by a brody,Solvedanswer
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A:

Nope.    Best to take notes.

Posted on May 19, 2012 7:37 PM

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  • by a brody,Solvedanswer

    a brody a brody May 19, 2012 7:37 PM in response to normalTim
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    May 19, 2012 7:37 PM in response to normalTim

    Nope.    Best to take notes.

  • by h.bomb7,

    h.bomb7 h.bomb7 Sep 8, 2013 1:01 PM in response to normalTim
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    Sep 8, 2013 1:01 PM in response to normalTim

    I was hoping for a log location, as well. After a bit of digging, it looks like the

    the results of the last Apple Hardware Test that was run are listed in the system specifications.

     

    If you don't have a camera handy or missed the results because your system rebooted on its own (my case), you can do a couple different things in Terminal to see the results of the last Apple Hardware Test that was run:

     

    (1) Output your system specs to a file on your Desktop, open the file in a text editor and search for the term: Apple Hardware Test

     

    system_profiler -detailLevel all > /Users/your_user_account/Desktop/my_system_specs.txt

     

    (Make sure to first replace your_user_account with your user account name.)


    (2) Output your system specs to the Terminal screen, but only display the results of Apple Hardware Test. In my case, I needed to output five lines (5), but you may need to experiment with that number to get the right number of lines after (-A) the term, Apple Hardware Test (or use suggestion #1):

     

    system_profiler -detailLevel all | grep Apple\ Hardware\ Test -A 5

     

    Here's my output:

     

    Apple Hardware Test:

     

    Last Run: 9/4/13 8:34 PM

    Version: 3A222

    Loop Count: 1

    Result: Passed