IBM eserver p Series Service Manual page 174

Step 1542-17
If the Please define the System Console screen does display 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 and 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
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."
Yes Reinstall the next adapter and device and return to the beginning of this step. Continue repeating
this process until an adapter and 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 Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus
Systems.
Step 1542-18
Replace the adapter you just installed with a new adapter and retry the boot to standalone diagnostics
from CD.
1. If the Please define the System Console screen is displayed, follow directions to select the system
console.
2. Use the Display Configuration and Resource List to list all attached devices and adapters (refer to the
Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems, order number SA38-0509, if
necessary).
3. 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 The I/O subsystem backplane is defective. Replace the I/O subsystem backplane (U0.x-P1). Go to
"Step 1542-20" on page 156.
Yes The adapter was defective. Go to "Step 1542-20" on page 156.
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