Error Messages Overview; Extended Error Message - Digital Equipment VAXstation 4000/60 Condensed Service Information

A.1 Error Messages Overview
The console reports the following two types of errors:
Error Type
Immediate
Extended
Immediate Error Message Format
The following example shows the format for immediate error messages:
?? 150 10 SCSI 0050
The following table describes each code:
Code
??
150
10
SCSI
50
A.1.1 Extended Error Message
To display an extended error message, enter the SHOW ERROR command at
the console prompt after the completion of a test.
A–2 Interpreting Error Codes
Description
These errors are displayed immediately after running a test,
without additional user intervention.
These errors display more error information in a different
format. To get the extended error information, enter the
SHOW ERROR command at the console prompt (>>>).
Meaning
Indicates whether the failure is fatal or nonfatal.
• A double question mark (??) indicates a fatal error.
• A single question mark (?) indicates a non-fatal error.
Field-replaceable unit (FRU). See Table A–1.
In this case it is a SCSI drive with the device ID set to 5.
Device identification (decimal). Corresponds to the left bank of four
LEDs (hexadecimal).
Also corresponds to the mnemonic (next field).
Use Table 2–3 to correlate the error code to a device.
Mnemonic of device ID.
Error code displayed following the test is in decimal. The extended
message error codes have a hexadecimal format. When you look up
an error code in the error code tables, be sure you know whether the
code is in hexadecimal or decimal format.