IBM RS/6000 44P Series 270, Service Manual

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Symptom Action
The system stops and a 4-digit number is
displayed in the operator panel display or on
the console. If the number displayed has the format
″
E0xx
″
then go to “Service Processor Checkpoints” on
page 71.
If the number displayed is in the range
″
E1xx-EFFF
″
, make note of any location code
that is displayed on the second line of the
operator panel. If the location code indicates a
card slot (for example P2-I3), replace the card in
the indicated slot. If this does not correct the
problem, then go to “Firmware Checkpoints” on
page 75.
For all other numbers, record SRN 101-xxx,
where
xxx is the last three digits of the four-digit
number displayed in the operator panel, then go
to the Fast Path MAP in the
RS/6000 and
Eserver
pSeries Diagnostics Information for
Multiple Bus Systems .
Note: If the operator panel displays two sets of
numbers, use the bottom set of numbers as the
error code.
System Stops With A 3-Digit Number Displayed
The system stops and a 3-digit number
displayed in the operator panel display or on
the console. Record SRN 101-xxx, where xxx is three-digit
number displayed in the operator panel, then go
to the Fast Path MAP in the
RS/6000 and
Eserver
pSeries Diagnostics Information for
Multiple Bus Systems .
System Stops or Hangs With Alternating Numbers Displayed in the Operator Display Panel
The operator panel display alternates
between the code
″
E1FD
″
and another
″
Exxx
″
code.
Record both codes. Go to
″
E1FD
″
in “Firmware
Checkpoints” on page 75.
The operator panel display alternates
between the codes
″
E1DE
″
and
″
E1AD
″
.
Record both codes. Go to
″
E1DE
″
in “Firmware
Checkpoints” on page 75.
Display Problem (Blank, Distortion, Blurring, Etc.).
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