Compaq AlphaServer ES40, Service Manual

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This manual has eight chapters and five appendixes.
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Chapter 1, System Overview, gives an overview of the system and
describes the components.
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Chapter 2, Troubleshooting, describes the troubleshooting strategy, lists
service tools, utilities, and information services, and gives diagnostic tables
for problem categories.
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Chapter 3, Power-Up Diagnostics and Display, explains the power-up
process and RMC, SROM, and SRM power-up diagnostics.
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Chapter 4, SRM Console Diagnostics, describes SRM console diagnostic
commands.
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Chapter 5, Error Logs, describes error analysis with Compaq Analyze.
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Chapter 6, System Configuration and Setup, explains how to set up the
system, configure devices, and ensure system security.
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Chapter 7, Using the Remote Management Console, explains the
operation and use of the RMC.
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Chapter 8, FRU Removal and Replacement, gives procedures for
removing and replacing FRUs.
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Appendix A, SRM Console Commands, lists the SRM commands used
most frequently on ES40 systems.
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Appendix B, Jumpers and Switches, shows the jumpers and switches on
the system motherboard and PCI backplane and explains their settings.
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Appendix C, DPR Address Layout, shows the address layout of the dual-
port RAM (DPR).
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Appendix D, Registers, describes 21264 (EV6) internal processor
registers; 21272 (Tsunami/Typhoon) system support chipset registers; and
dual-port RAM (DPR) registers that are related to general logout frame
errors. It also provides error state bit definitions of all the platform logout
frame registers.
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Appendix E, Isolating Failing DIMMs, explains how to manually isolate
a failing DIMM from the failing address and failing data bits. It also covers
how to isolate single-bit errors.