Digital Equipment DEC 3000 500X AXP Owner's Manual page 184

Before You Begin
Before You Begin
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Purpose of If you cannot locate and/or resolve the system problem using
Tests the troubleshooting tables in Chapter 12, you can run diagnostic
tests. Diagnostic tests can help to identify the source of a
problem and provide specific information to present to your
Digital service representative over the telephone.
Your Digital service representative may also request that you
run diagnostic tests.
What You Before running diagnostic tests on your system to identify
Should Have a defective component or module, you should have already
Done Already completed these tasks:
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If you have not completed any of these tasks, please refer to the
relevant section in this guide.
13–2 Running Diagnostic Tests
Put your DEC 3000 Model 500X AXP system in console
mode. (See Chapter 6.)
Tried to locate and resolve the problem with the information
in Chapter 12.
Used the commands to determine the system component
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or device with an error. (See Chapter 12.)