Note: ASD version numbers may change as diagnostics are updated.

Important: Unlike versions of ASD previously available for the MacBook Pro, ASD version 3S121 requires installation onto an external USB hard drive.

Installing Apple Service Diagnostic on a USB hard drive:

AST diagnostics (like MRI, Storage Diagnostic, Cooling System Diagnostic) and Apple Service Diagnostics (ASD) using AST 2. More ASD tests will be incorporated into AST 2 in the future. Testing many devices through one interface: Using the Diagnostic Console (a web. A diagram from the Apple Services Toolkit 2 manual, showing the need for a technician’s computer (3) to have an active Global Services Exchange connection (2) to run diagnostics on the device being repaired (1). The Mac Mini labeled “4” is suggested to provide local copies of boot-up and recovery tools to avoid large, repetitive downloads. Apple Service Diagnostic, or ASD for short, is Apple's in-house diagnostic tool used by technicians to isolate and fix hardware issues. These tools are not provided to the general public, and instead are made available to registered Apple technicians as part of the company's Global Software Exchange (GSX). Apple Service Diagnostic 3S151 Supported models: iMac (21,5-inch, Late 2012) iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) Mac Mini (Late 2012) MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina, Late 2012) Apple Service Diagnostic 3S159 ASD3S159.001.dmg ASD3S159.002.dmg ASD3S159.003.dmg ASD3S159.004.dmg Supported models: Mac Pro (Late 2013) Apple Service Diagnostics 3S162 Supported.

  1. Connect the external USB hard drive to your Macintosh.
  2. Open Disk Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities).
  3. Select the external USB hard drive.
  4. Click the Partition tab to prepare the drive to be partitioned into two volumes, as follows:

Asd Apple Service Diagnostic Tools

Asd Apple Service Diagnostic
  • For ASD (OS), the partition size must be 5.4GB or larger. Name this volume ASD OS 3S121.
  • For ASD (EFI),the partition size must be 20MB or larger. Name this volume ASD EFI 3S121.
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Asd Apple Service Diagnostics

  1. Click on Options and select GUID Partition Table as the partition scheme.
  2. Click Partition to partition the hard drive.
  3. In the Finder, double-click on the ASD 3S121.dmg file to mount the image. Within it are two disk images, one for EFI, ASD EFI 3S121.dmg, and one for OS X, ASD OS 3S121.dmg volume.
  4. In Disk Utility, select the volume on the USB hard drive named 'ASD OS 3S121.'
  5. Click on the Restore tab.
  6. For Source, select the ASD OS 3S121 disk image by either dragging the icon for the disk image to the Source window, or selecting it by clicking on the Image... button.

Note: Image ASD OS 3S121.dmg should be unmounted before restoring it to the hard drive.

  1. For Destination, drag the icon for the volume ASD OS 3S121 from the left-hand column to the Destination window.
  2. Click the Restore button to start the installation.
  3. In Disk Utility, select the volume on the USB hard drive named ASD EFI 3S121.
  4. Click on the Restore tab
  5. For Source, select the ASD EFI disk image by either dragging the icon for the disk image to the Source window, or selecting it by clicking on the Image button.

Note: Image ASD EFI 3S1121.dmg should be unmounted before restoring it to the hard drive.

  1. For Destination, drag the icon for the volume ASD EFI 3S121 from the left-hand column to the Destination window.
  2. Click the Restore button to start the installation.

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