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Digital Equipment AlphaServer 1200 Service Manual

Digital Equipment AlphaServer 1200 Service Manual (278 pages)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Preface

10
Chapter 1 Overview

14
- 1200 System
  14
- Control Panel and Drives
  16
- Control Panel Assembly
  16
- System Consoles
  18
- System Architecture
  20
- CPU Types
  22
- Memory
  24
- Memory Addressing
  26
- System Motherboard
  28
- System Bus (Backplane)
  30
- System Bus Block Diagram
  30
- System Bus to PCI Bus Bridge
  32
- System Bus to PCI Bus Bridge Block Diagram
  32
- PCI I/O Subsystem
  34
- PCI Motherboard Slot Numbering
  35
- Remote Control Logic
  36
- Power Control Logic
  38
- Power Circuit and Cover Interlock
  40
- Power Circuit Diagram
  40
- Power Supply
  42
- Power Up/Down Sequence
  44
- Power Up/Down Sequence Flowchart
  44
- Maintenance Bus (I 2 C Bus)
  46
- C Bus Block Diagram
  46
- Storageworks
  48
- Storageworks Drive Location
  48
Chapter 2 Power-Up

51
- Control Panel
  52
- Control Panel and LCD Display
  52
- Control Panel Display
  53
- Power-Up Sequence
  54
- Power-Up Flow
  54
- Contents of Feproms
  55
- Console Code Critical Path (1200 Block Diagram)
  56
- SROM Power-Up Test Flow
  58
- SROM Tests
  60
- SROM Errors Reported
  61
- XSROM Power-Up Test Flow
  62
- XSROM Power-Up Flowchart
  62
- XSROM Tests
  63
- XSROM Errors Reported
  65
- Console Power-Up Tests
  66
- IOD Tests
  66
- PCI Motherboard Tests
  67
- Console Device Determination
  68
- Console Device Determination Flowchart
  68
- Console Power-Up Display
  70
- Fail-Safe Loader
  74
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

75
- Troubleshooting with Leds
  76
- System Motherboard Leds
  76
- Troubleshooting Power Problems
  78
- Running Diagnostics - Test Command
  80
- Releasing Secure Mode
  81
- Testing an Entire System
  82
- Testing Memory
  84
- Testing PCI
  86
- Other Useful Console Commands
  88
- Show FRU
  89
Chapter 4 Error Logs

91
- Using Error Logs
  92
- Error Detector Placement
  92
  - Hard Errors
    94
  - Soft Errors
    94
  - Error Log Events
    95
- Using Decevent
  96
- Translating Event Files
  97
- Filtering Events
  98
  - Selecting Alternative Reports
    100
- Error Log Examples and Analysis
  101
  - MCHK 670 CPU-Detected Failure
    101
- CAP Error Register
  103
- Troubleshooting IOD-Detected Errors
  133
- CAP Error Register Data Pattern
  133
  - System Bus ECC Error
    134
- System Bus ECC Error Data Pattern
  134
  - System Bus Nonexistent Address Error
    135
- System Bus Nonexistent Address Error Troubleshooting
  135
  - System Bus Address Parity Error
    136
- Address Parity Error Troubleshooting
  136
- PIO Buffer Overflow Error (PIO_OVFL)
  137
- Page Table Entry Invalid Error
  138
  - PCI Master Abort
    138
- PCI System Error
  138
  - PCI Parity Error
    138
  - Broken Memory
    139
- ECC Syndrome Bits Table
  140
- Command Codes
  141
- Decoding Commands
  141
- Node Ids
  142
- Double Error Halts and Machine Checks While in PAL Mode
  143
- Palcode Overview
  143
  - Double Error Halt
    144
- Machine Checks While in PAL
  144
  - INFO 5 Command
    147
  - INFO 8 Command
    149
- External Interface Status Register
  151
- MC Error Information Register 1
  151
- PCI Error Status Register 1
  151
Chapter 5 Error Registers

153
Chapter 6 Removal and Replacement

165
- System Safety
  165
- FRU List
  166
- System FRU Locations
  166
- Field-Replaceable Unit Part Numbers
  167
- System Exposure
  170
- Exposing the System
  170
- CPU Removal and Replacement
  172
- CPU Fan Removal and Replacement
  174
- Memory Riser Card Removal and Replacement
  176
- DIMM Removal and Replacement
  178
- System Motherboard (54-25147-01) Removal and Replacement
  180
- Removing System Motherboard
  180
- PCI/EISA Option Removal and Replacement
  182
- Power Supply Removal and Replacement
  184
- Power Harness Removal and Replacement
  186
- System Fan Removal and Replacement
  188
- Removing System Fan
  188
- Cover Interlock Removal and Replacement
  190
- Operator Control Panel Removal and Replacement
  192
- Removing OCP
  192
- CD-ROM Removal and Replacement
  194
- Floppy Removal and Replacement
  196
- SCSI Disk Removal and Replacement
  198
- Removing Storageworks Disk
  198
- Storageworks Backplane Removal and Replacement
  200
- Removing Storageworks Backplane
  200
- Storageworks Repeater Removal and Replacement
  202
- Removing Storageworks Repeater
  202
Running Utilities

205
Appendix A Running Utilities

206
- Running Utilities from a Graphics Monitor
  206
- Running Utilities from a Serial Terminal
  207
- Running ECU
  208
- A.3 Running ECU
  208
- Updating Firmware with LFU
  209
- Starting LFU from the Alphabios Console
  209
- Booting LFU from the CD-ROM
  210
- Updating Firmware from the Internal CD-ROM
  211
- Updating Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk - Creating the Disketts
  215
- Updating Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk
  215
- Creating Update Diskettes on an Openvms System
  216
- Updating Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk - Performing the Update
  217
- A.4.3 Updating Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk — Performing the Update
  217
- Selecting AS1200FW to Update Firmware from the Internal Floppy Disk
  220
- Updating Firmware from a Network Device
  221
- LFU Commands
  225
- A.4.5 LFU Commands
  225
- Updating Firmware from Alphabios
  228
- Alphabios Setup Screen
  228
- Upgrading Alphabios
  229
- A.6 Upgrading Alphabios
  229
- Hard Disk Partitioning
  230
- Hard Disk Error Conditions
  230
- System Partitions
  231
- A.7.2 System Partitions
  231
- How Alphabios Works with System Partitions
  232
- System Partition Not Defined
  232
- Using the Halt Button
  233
- Halt Assertion
  234
- A.9 Halt Assertion
  234
SRM Console Commands and Environment Variables

237
Appendix B SRM Console Commands and

238
- Summary of SRM Console Commands
  238
- Summary of SRM Environment Variables
  240
- Environment Variable Summary
  240
- Recording Environment Variables
  242
- Environment Variables Worksheet
  242
Appendix C Running Utilities

246
- RCM Overview
  246
- C.1 RCM Overview
  246
- First-Time Setup
  247
- Configuring the Modem
  248
- Dialing in and Invoking RCM
  249
- Using RCM Locally
  250
- RCM Commands
  251
- C.3 RCM Commands
  251
- C-2 RCM Status Command Fields
  259
- Dial-Out Alerts
  260
- Typical RCM Dial-Out Command
  261
- C-3 Elements of the Dial-Out String
  262
- Using the RCM Switchpack
  263
- Troubleshooting Guide
  267
- C.6 Troubleshooting Guide
  267
- Modem Dialog Details
  270
Index

273
- MCHK 670 Read Dirty Failure
  275
- INFO 3 Command
  275
- MC Error Information Register 0
  275
- Memory Tests
  276
- Node Ids
  276

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