Problem Categories - Digital Equipment 3300R Service Manual

Troubleshooting Strategy

Problem Categories

System problems can be classified into the following five categories. Using these
categories, you can quickly determine a starting point for diagnosis and eliminate the
unlikely sources of the problem.
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Power problems (Table 1-1)
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No access to console mode (Table 1-2)
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Console-reported failures (Table 1-3)
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Boot failures (Table 1-4)
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Operating system-reported failures (Table 1-5)
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