Power-Up Messages - DEC VAXstation 3100 Owner's Manual

7.1 Power-Up Messages
Every time you tiim your system on, the system runs power-up
tests. These tests check each device installed in your system. As
each device is tested, a test number is displayed on the terminal
screen. LED diagnostic lights on the rear of the system box
indicate the status of the s3rstem as it is powering up.
Upon successfid completion of the tests, the operating system
starts to boot.
Note Ifyour monitor does not display any information on the screen
after the power-up test sequence, you may have a monitor, video,
or system board failure. Check your monitor guide for more
information.
In the following example of a power-up screen display, the
elements are numbered and identified below.
KA42-B VI.0 O
F. . .E. . .D...C...B.
0
O The CPU name (KA42-B) and the ROM version (V 1.0)
© Test numbers for each device in system. See Table 7-1. Three
dots (...) after a test number indicate that tiie device tested
successfully. An imderscore and two dots C'O indicate that
the optional device is not installed or the device has not been
tested.
The Model 48 displays important information during its power-up
test sequence. If the sequence displayed during power-up contains
question marks or asterisks, failures may exist in the system. Use
Table 7-1 to identify the faulty device.
To look at the status of a device, display the configuration table by
running TEST 50 as described in Section 7.3.
7-2 Running Diagnostics