Chapter 2. Verifying The Hardware Operation; Step 1. Considerations Before Running This Procedure; Step 2. Loading The Diagnostics - IBM RS/6000 44P 170 Installation Manual

Chapter 2. Verifying the Hardware Operation

Use the system verification procedure to check the system for correct operation.
If you are analyzing a hardware problem, use RS/6000 44P Series Model 170 Service
Guide , order number SA38-0560.

Step 1. Considerations before Running This Procedure

Notes:
1. If this system unit is directly attached to another system unit or attached to a
network, make sure that communications with the other system unit are stopped.
2. This procedure requires use of all of the system resources. No other activity can be
running on the system while you are doing this procedure.
This procedure requires a display connected to the video port or an ASCII terminal
attached to the S1 port.
1. Before starting this procedure, stop all programs and the operating system.
2. This procedure runs the Online Diagnostics in Service mode or Stand-alone
Diagnostics. If the Online Diagnostics are installed, they should be run. See the
operator manual for your type of ASCII terminal to find the key sequences you need
to respond to the diagnostics.
3. If you need more information about diagnostics, see "Using the Stand-alone and
Online Diagnostics" in the RS/6000 44P Series Model 170 User's Guide , order
number SA38-0559.

Step 2. Loading the Diagnostics

1. Stop all application programs running on the operating system.
2. Stop the operating system.
3. Turn off the power.
4. If you are loading the Stand-alone Diagnostics and running them from an ASCII
terminal, do the following:
v The attributes for the terminal must be set to match the defaults of the
v If you need to change any settings, record the normal settings, and be sure the
5. Turn on the power.
a. When the keyboard indicator appears, press F5 on the directly attached
diagnostics.
terminal attributes are set to work with the diagnostics. If needed, see
"Appendix E. General Attributes Required When Using a TTY Terminal" on
page 65.
keyboard (5 on the ASCII keyboard) to load the Stand-alone Diagnostics or F6
on the directly attached keyboard (6 on the ASCII terminal keyboard) to load the
Online Diagnostics.
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