IBM pSeries 690 Service Manual page 344

Step 1542-16
1. If it is not already off, turn off the power.
2. Remove all adapters from slots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (location codes Ux.y-P2-I6 through I10) from the right
side of the I/O subsystem that are not attached to the boot device.
3. Label and record the location of any cables attached to the adapters.
4. Record the slot number of the adapters.
5. Turn on the power to boot standalone diagnostics from CD.
6. If the TTY screen displays Enter 0 to select this console, press the 0 key on the TTY terminal's
keyboard.
7. If the Please define the System Console screen is displayed, follow directions to select the system
console.
8. Use the Display Configuration and Resource List to list all attached devices and adapters (refer to the
RS/6000 and Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems, order number
SA38-0509, if necessary).
9. Check that all attached devices and adapters are listed.
Did the Please define the System Console screen display and are all attached devices and adapters
listed?
NO Go to "Step 1542-19" on page 330.
YES Go to "Step 1542-17."
Step 1542-17
If the Please define the System Console screen displays and all attached devices and adapters are
listed, the problem is with one of the adapter cards or devices that was removed or disconnected from the
I/O subsystem.
1. Turn off the power.
2. Reinstall one adapter or device that was removed. Use the original adapter cards in their original slots
when reinstalling adapters.
3. Turn on the power to boot standalone diagnostics from CD.
4. If the Please define the System Console screen is displayed, follow directions to select the system
console.
5. Use the Display Configuration and Resource List to list all attached devices and adapters (refer to the
RS/6000 and Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems, order number
SA38-0509, if necessary).
6. Check that all attached devices and adapters are listed.
Did the Please define the System Console screen display and are all attached devices and adapters
listed?
NO Go to "Step 1542-18" on page 329.
YES Reinstall the next adapter or device and return to the beginning of this step. Continue repeating
this process until an adapter or device causes the Please define the System Console screen to
not display or all attached devices and adapters to not be listed.
After installing all of the adapters and the Please define the System Console screen does display
and all attached devices and adapters are listed, return the system to its original configuration. Go
to "MAP 0410: Repair Checkout" in the RS/6000 and Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for
Multiple Bus Systems.
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