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- About the Network Server Diagnostic Utility
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- Contents
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- • Introduction
- • Creating or copying the Network Server Diagnostic Utility disk
- • Verifying the Network Server Hardware Configuration
- • Starting Up the Network Server Diagnostic Utility
- • Changing Default Test Preferences
- • Running All Diagnostic Utility Tests
- • Displaying Hardware Configuration Information
- • Displaying Power-On Self Test (POST) Results
- • Testing on board Memory
- • Testing the LCD
- • Testing the SCSI Controllers
- • Testing the PCI Bridges, VGA Controller & RAM, NVRAM,
- Serial ports, and Serial Ports with loopback connected
- • Displaying the Error Summary Report
- • Exiting the Diagnostic Utility and Restarting the Network Server
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- Introduction
-
- The Network Server Diagnostic Utility allows you to verify basic capabilities
- of the Network Server 500 and Network Server 700. You can use this
- diagnostic utility when you are unable to load and run your operating
- system. You may want to print this document and keep it with your other
- manuals for future reference.
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- Both Network Server ships from the factory without an operating system or
- other software. Before or after installing the AIX® operating system, you can
- use the Network Server Diagnostic Utility to confirm the hardware
- configuration and to run basic tests. This document describes how to use the
- diagnostic utility.
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- The Network Server Diagnostic Utility comes on a floppy disk. To keep this
- disk readily available, you may want to store it in the plastic envelope that is
- secured to the side of the server cabinet.
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- For the latest version of the Network Server Diagnostic Utility software and
- documentation, click the Network Server button at the World Wide Web site
- http:/www.solutions.apple.com.
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- Creating or Copying the Network Server Diagnostic Utility Disk
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- If you create a backup copy of the diagnostic utility, either by copying from
- another disk or by downloading it from the network, use a high-density, 1.4
- MB floppy disk formatted on a Mac OS computer. Copy the updated software
- to the disk and give the program file this name:
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- diags
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- Verifying the Network Server Hardware Configuration
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- If you have just unpacked your Network Server and have set it up, you can
- run the Network Service Diagnostic Utility to establish that the basic
- hardware is functional. Check the server's front display panel (LCD) for
- information on server startup and to determine whether the server's Power-
- On Self Test (POST) identified a problem. You may also determine certain
- basic information about the configuration of your Network Server by
- reviewing the front panel display status before the operating system starts
- up.
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- To verify that SCSI devices have been properly attached, use the commands
- scsi-probe1 and scsi-probe2 described in the manual Setting Up the Network Server.
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- Starting Up the Network Server Diagnostic Utility
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- Before using the diagnostic utility, you need to set up server hardware
- according to the instructions in the manual Setting Up the Network Server.
- Your Network Server comes already setup to use the VGA monitor and ADB
- keyboard. If you want to run diagnostics using a serial terminal, see the
- instructions in Setting Up the Network Server.
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- There are two options for starting up the diagnostic utility. The preferred
- option is to place the server in service mode. The other option, which you can
- use if the boot path names stored in NVRAM are corrupted, is to boot from
- Open Firmware .
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- To boot the Network Server Diagnostic Utility from service mode:
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- 1. If AIX is running, enter this command:
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- shutdown -r
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- 2. After the system completely shuts down, turn the front key to the left
- (service) position.
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- 3. Insert the Network Server Diagnostic Utility disk and press the reset
- button.
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- The Network Server Utility starts up, displaying the hardware configuration
- and the Level One menu and prompt.
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- To boot the Network Server Diagnostic Utility from Open Firmware:
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- 1. If AIX is running, enter this command:
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- shutdown -r
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- 2. While the system is resetting, or powering on, hold down these keys:
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- Command-Option-O-F
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- Continue holding down these keys until the 0> prompt appears. If AIX is
- installed on your system and has run before, a Security> prompt appears.
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- 3. Enter this command:
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- login
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- The system displays ok followed by the 0> prompt.
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- 4. If AIX is installed, the OF Password> prompt appears. Enter the AIX root
- password.
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- 5. Insert the Network Server Diagnostic Utility disk.
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- 6. Enter this command to boot the diagnostic utility:
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- boot fd:diags
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- The Network Server Utility starts up, then displays the server hardware
- configuration:
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- Installed Hardware Configuration for Network Server 500/700 Version 1.1 8/28/96
- > Power-on Self Test = 00001000
- > 604 Processor = 176 Mhz
- > L1 Cache = 32K.
- > L2 Cache SIMM = 512K.
- > Memory installed = 32Mbytes
- > Slot 1A = 8Mbytes
- > Slot 1B = 8Mbytes
- > Slot 2A = 8Mbytes
- > Slot 2B = 8Mbytes
- > Slot 3A = 0
- > Slot 3B = 0
- > Slot 4A = 0
- > Slot 4B = 0
- > Drive Fan = On
- > Processor Fan = On
- > Left Power Supply = On
- > Right Power Supply = None
- > Thermal Sensor 1 = Safe Threshold
- > Thermal Sensor 2 = Safe Threshold
- > Installed PCI Slots= 1
- > Empty PCI Slots = 2 3 4 5 6
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- After the hardware configuration information, this menu appears:
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- 1. Show Hardware Configuration.
- 2. Show the Power-On Self Test results.
- 3. Run complete system test [ 1 ] times.
- 4. Show Error Summary.
- 5. Restart the Network Server.
- 6. Change preferences.
- 7. Other options.
- ? Help on Level One Menu.
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- Level One>
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- To run a Level One command, type the number that appears next to the
- command you want, then press RETURN. If the command includes a number
- in brackets, such as "Run complete system test [1] times," the bracketed
- number indicates the default. You can enter a different value by typing a
- different number after the command. For example, this runs the complete
- system test five times:
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- Level One>3 5
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- To display additional information about the commands, enter a ?.
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- Changing Default Test Preferences
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- These are the default Diagnostic Utility test preferences:
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- • Run the selected test one time
- • Stop testing when a failure is found
- • Record each failure occurrence
-
- To change these preferences, enter 6 at the Level 1> prompt. The Preferences
- Menu appears, enabling you to adjust the defaults:
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- Current preferences are:
- Test will repeat: 1
- Stop tests when a failure is found.
- Record each failure occurrence.
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- Preferences Menu.
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- 0. Return to Level One menu…
- *. Return to top level menu…
- 1. Continue testing when a failure is found.
- 2. Stop testing when a failure is found.
- 3 Repeat the last operation that failed.
- 4. Repeat the last test that failed.
- 5. Record each failure occurrence.
- 6. Do not record each failure occurrence.
- 7. Clear errors from the error log.
- 8. Change times to run each test. Please enter a number.
- 9. Set default preferences.
- 10. Show current preferences.
- ? Help with this menu.
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- Preferences>
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- If you want to change the number of times each test runs, enter 8, followed
- by the number of test repetitions. For example, to automatically run each
- test three times:
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- Preferences>8 3
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- Running All Diagnostic Utility Tests
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- To run all available tests, enter 3 at the Level One> prompt, followed by a
- number indicating how many times you want to run the test suite. For
- example, to run all tests twice:
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- Level One>3 2
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- Displaying Hardware Configuration Information
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- Server hardware configuration information displays at the time the
- Diagnostic Utility starts up. You can display configuration information any
- time by entering 1 at the Level One> prompt.
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- Displaying Power-On Self Test (POST) Results
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- Power-On Self Test (POST) software is stored in ROM (which is contained on a
- SIMM) and executes a number of tests every time the Network Server is
- started up. When the POST software detects a problem, the problem
- description is encoded and stored into a special memory location in non-
- volatile RAM (NVRAM) where it is available for reference by Open Firmware,
- the Network Server Diagnostic Utility, and the operating system. The POST
- software also displays a description of the problem found on the front panel
- liquid crystal display (LCD). However, because a number of messages are
- displayed in sequence on the LCD, you may not be able to observe the error
- message unless the server halts.
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- To display Power-On Self Test results reported by ROM, enter 2 at the Level
- One> prompt. These are the possible results:
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- POST Results Interpretation LCD Shows
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- 0x80000000 Reserved
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- 0x40000000 DIMM Slot 1A Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 1A Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x20000000 DIMM Slot 1B Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 1B Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x10000000 DIMM Slot 2A Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 2A Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x08000000 DIMM Slot 2B Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 2B Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x04000000 DIMM Slot 3A Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 3A Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x02000000 DIMM Slot 3B Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 3B Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x01000000 DIMM Slot 4A Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 4A Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x00800000 DIMM Slot 4B Memory Test Failure RAM DIMM 4B Failed
- at Address xxxxxxxx
- 0x00400000 Reserved
- 0x00200000 Reserved
- 0x00100000 Reserved
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- 0x00080000 Non-Quad CAS DRAM RAM DIMM 4B Failed
- ECC Memory?) Found at Address ECCBEBAD
- 0x00040000 POST Skipped due to over temperature Temperature Too Hot! or
- Temperature Warning!
- 0x00020000 POST Skipped because user pressed No Message
- reset button twice on server restart
- 0x00010000 All memory (RAM) has parity xxxx MB Parity RAM
- 0x00008000 Failed Slave Processor Processor Card Failed
- 0x00004000 Failed Master Processor Processor Card Failed
- 0x00002000 Failed Processor cache test Processor Card Failed
- 0x00001000 Failed Main Logic Board Cuda CudaNotResponding!!!
- not responding
- 0x00000800 Failed Main Logic Board VGA MainLBU Video ID Bad
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- PCI Register Test
- 0x00000400 Failed Main Logic Board F/W SCSI 1 MainLBU 825#1 Failed
- (825#1) PCI Register Test
- 0x00000200 Failed Main Logic Board F/W SCSI 2 MainLBU 825#2 Failed
- (825#2) PCI Register Test
- 0x00000100 Failed Address Line Test See DIMM messages
- 0x00000080 Failed Main Logic Board NVRAM Test MainLBU NVRAM Failed
- 0x00000040 Failed L2 Cache SIMM Test L2 Cache SIMM Failed
- 0x00000020 Failed Data Line Stuck at 0 See DIMM messages
- 0x00000010 Failed Data Line Stuck at 1 See DIMM messages
- 0x00000008 Failed ROM SIMM Checksum ROM SIMM FAILED!
- 0x00000004 Failed Simple Memory (RAM) Test See DIMM messages
- 0x00000002 Failed Reverse Modulo 3 Test See DIMM messages
- 0x00000001 Failed Forward Modulo 3 Test See DIMM messages
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- Testing On board Memory
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- To test on board memory, select Other options by entering 7 at the
- Level One> prompt, then enter 2 at the Other Options> prompt.
- While the tests are running, these progress messages and instructions
- appear on the monitor:
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- Performing full memory test....
- Walking pattern forward
- Passed!
- Walking pattern backward
- Passed!
- Complete Memory Test completed successfully. Passes!
-
-
- Testing the LCD
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- To test the LCD that’s on the front of the server, select Other options by
- entering 7 at the Level One> prompt, then enter 1 at the Other Options>
- prompt. After you enter the command, watch the LCD to determine whether
- it’s properly displaying characters on each line. While the tests are running,
- these progress messages and instructions appear on the monitor:
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- Now testing LCD....
- Please observe that the LCD shows on...
-
- Now preforming LCD Blink Test
- line 1: Blink On
- Passed!
- line 1: Cursor On
- Passed!
- Now preforming LCD Four Line Test
- line 1: Three Line Test12345
- line 2: Second Line012345678
- line 3: Third Line012345678
- line 4: Fourth Line012345678
- Passed!
- Now preforming LCD One Line Shift to the Right Test
- line 1: Shift Right>>>
- Passed!
- Now preforming LCD One Line Shift to the Left Test
- line 1: <<<Shift Left:
- Passed!
- Now preforming LCD Write Forward Test
- line 1: Writing forwards....
- Passed!
- Now preforming LCD Write Backward Test
- line 1: Writing Backwards...
- Passed!
- LCD Test completed.
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- Also, these text patterns appear in sequence on the LCD:
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- For LCD Blink Test:
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- Blink On
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- For LCD Cursor Test:
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- Cursor On
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- For Four Line Test:
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- Four Line Test123456
- Second Line012345678
- Third Line012345678
- Fourth Line012345678
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- For One Line Shift Right Test
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- Shift Right>>>
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- For One Line Shift Left Test:
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- <<<Shift Left:
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- For Write Forwards Test:
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- Writing forwards....
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- For Write Backwards Test:
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- Writing Backwards...
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-
- Testing the SCSI Controllers
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- To test the Fast and Wide SCSI controllers, select Other options by entering 7
- at the Level One> prompt, then enter 3 at the Other Options> prompt. These
- options appear:
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- Apple Network Server Diagnostic Utility Version: 1.1 8/28/96
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- SCSI Unit Menu.
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- 0. Return to Other Options Menu.
- * Return to top level menu.
- 1. Test Fast/Wide SCSI controller 1.
- 2. Test Fast/Wide SCSI controller 2.
- ? Help with Attached Replaceable Unit Menu.
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- SCSI FRU>
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- At the SCSI FRU> prompt, enter either 1 or 2 to test the SCSI controller
- of your choice.
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- Testing the PCI Bridges, VGA Controller & VRAM, NVRAM, Serial
- ports, and Serial Ports with loopback connector attached.
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- To test subcomponents, select Other options by entering 7 at the Level One>
- prompt, then enter 4 at the Other Options> prompt. These options appear:
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- Apple Network Server Diagnostic Utility Version: 1.1 8/28/96
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- Subcomponent Area Menu.
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- 0. Return to Other Options menu.
- *. Return to top level menu.
- 1. Test PCI Bridges.
- 2. Test VGA Controller and RAM.
- 3. Test NVRAM.
- 4. Test Serial ports.
- 5. Test Serial ports with loopback connector attached.
- ? Help with this menu.
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- Subcomponent Area>
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- At the Subcomponent Area> prompt, enter either 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to test the
- subcomponent area of your choice.
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- Displaying the Error Summary Report
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- The Network Server Diagnostic Utility maintains an internal log of errors.
- Changing preferences affects how the log entries are updated. For example, if
- the preference option Record each failure occurrence is active, every error
- detected by the Network Server Diagnostic Utility is recorded in the internal
- log. If the preference option Do not record each failure occurrence is active,
- the error log contains only entries made before error logging was disabled.
-
- Note that the Network Server Diagnostic Utility maintains a error log only
- while the utility is running. Exiting the diagnostic utility and restarting the
- Network Server erases the error log.
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- To display the error log, enter 4 a the Level One> prompt. Here are examples
- of the errors that might appear:
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- Component: Description:
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- Bridge ............Bandit 1 not found! Errors: 10
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- Bridge ............Bandit 2 not found! Errors: 1
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- Bridge ............Grand Central not found. Errors: 1
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- Bridge ............F&W SCSI 1 not found. Errors: 1
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- Bridge ............F&W SCSI 2 not found. Errors: 1
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- Complete Memory....Received bad 5 data. Errors: 4
- Slot 1A, Address: 00BC6144 Act: 555A5555 Exp: 55555555
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- Complete Memory....Received bad A data. Errors: 18
- Slot 2A, Address: 01BC6148 Act: AAAA5AAA Exp: AAAAAAAA
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- Complete Memory.... Data Miscompare. Errors: 1
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- F&W SCSI 1.........Wrong device. Errors: 5
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- F&W SCSI 1.........FIFO not full. Errors: 1
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- F&W SCSI 1.........Data miscompare. Errors: 3
- Address: 00000002 Act: 00000010 Exp: 00000030
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- F&W SCSI 1.........Output Control Latch. Errors: 40
- Address: 00000009 Act:000090 Exp: 00000080
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- F&W SCSI 1.........F/W SCSI not found. Errors: 3
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- F&W SCSI 1.........Not Working. Errors: 95
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- F&W SCSI 2.........Wrong device. Errors: 3
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- F&W SCSI 2.........FIFO not full. Errors: 1
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- F&W SCSI 2.........Data miscompare. Errors: 8
- Address: 00000002 Act: 00000010 Exp: 00000030
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- F&W SCSI 2.........Output Control Latch. Errors: 1
- Address: 00000009 Act: 000090 Exp: 00000080
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- F&W SCSI 2.........F/W SCSI not found. Errors: 12
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- F&W SCSI 2.........Not Working. Errors: 95
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- Non Volatile RAM...Unexpected Value. Errors: 1
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- Non Volatile RAM...Corrupted NVR data. Errors: 1
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- Serial.............A: Timed Out. Errors: 3
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- Serial.............B: Timed Out. Errors: 5
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- Serial.............A->A PIO Data Miscompare. Errors: 1
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- Serial.............B->B PIO Data Miscompare. Errors: 2
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- Serial.............A->A DMA Data Miscompare. Errors: 7
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- Serial.............B->B DMA Data Miscompare. Errors: 4
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- Serial.............A: Expected Tx Interrupt. Errors: 3
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- Serial.............B: Expected Tx Interrupt. Errors: 9
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- Serial.............A: Expected Rx Interrupt. Errors: 2
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- Serial.............B: Expected Rx Interrupt. Errors: 1
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- Serial.............A->A SDLC DMA Miscompare. Errors: 1
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- Serial.............B->B SDLC DMA Miscompare. Errors: 3
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- Serial Loop Back...A->B PIO Data Miscompare. Errors: 4
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- Serial Loop Back...B->A PIO Data Miscompare. Errors: 8
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- Serial Loop Back...A->B DMA Data Miscompare. Errors: 1
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- Serial Loop Back...B->A DMA Data Miscompare. Errors: 2
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- VGA ...............VGA was not found. Errors: 17
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- VGA ...............Video RAM not responding. Errors: 1
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- VGA ...............Video RAM Error. Errors: 12
- Address: F8008010 Act: 000000AA Exp: 0000005A
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- VGA ...............Red data incorrect. Errors: 3
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- VGA ...............Green data incorrect. Errors: 1
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- VGA ...............Blue data incorrect. Errors: 2
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- VGA ...............CLUT is invalid. Errors: 1
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- Exiting the Diagnostic Utility and Restarting the Network Server
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- Once you have finished running diagnostics, reboot the server by entering 5
- at the Level 1> prompt. The server ejects the diagnostic utility disk, and
- reboots the AIX operating system.
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- If you want to run Open Firmware, hold down these keys while the server is
- restarting:
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- Command-Option-O-F
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- © 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple and the Apple logo
- are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and
- other countries. Mac is a are trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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- AIX is a trademark of IBM Corporation, registered in the United States and
- other countries, and is being used under license
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