HP Model 720 - Workstation, Owner'S Manual

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Dealing with a Boot F ailure
If y ou ha v e reac hed this section, y our usual b o ot device (typically a disk) is not
resp onding as it should. Y ou m ust attempt to b o ot from the disk (or another
b o ot device) b y selecting it man ually .
T o b o ot a device man ually , follo w these steps:
1. T urn o the p o w er to the w orkstation, w ait a few seconds, then turn the
p o w er bac k on.
2. Press the 4 ESC 5 k ey . In a few seconds, this message app ears:
Terminating selection process.
A short time later, this message app ears:
Searching for potential boot devices.
To terminate search, press and hold the ESCAPE key.
Device Selection Device Path Device Type and Utilities
--------------------------------------------------------- --------------------
Y our w orkstation is no w searc hing for devices that may hold le systems
from whic h it can b o ot HP-UX. As they are found, they app ear in a list.
A list of devices might lo ok like this:
P0 scsi.6.0 QUANTUM PD210S
P1 scsi.5.0 QUANTUM PD210S
P2 scsi.4.0 D A T tap e drive identier
P3 scsi.3.0 TOSHIBA CD-ROM DRIVE:XM
P4 lan.123456-789abc homebase
This pro cess may take sev eral min utes. When the searc h ends, this list of
actions app ears:
b) Boot from specified device
s) Search for bootable devices
a) Enter boot administration mode
x) Exit and continue boot sequence
?) Help
Select from menu:
If no devices are listed, there is a serious problem. Con tact y our
designated service represen tativ e for assistance.
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