vFollow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved.

vSee the parts listing in the Problem Determination and Service Guide to determine which components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).

vIf an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a trained service technician.

Symptom

Action

 

 

 

The monitor has screen jitter, or

1.

If the monitor self-tests show that the monitor is working correctly, consider the

the screen image is wavy,

 

location of the monitor. Magnetic fields around other devices (such as

unreadable, rolling, or distorted.

 

 

transformers, appliances, fluorescent lights, and other monitors) can cause

 

 

 

 

screen jitter or wavy, unreadable, rolling, or distorted screen images. If this

 

 

happens, turn off the monitor.

 

 

Attention: Moving a color monitor while it is turned on might cause screen

 

 

discoloration.

 

 

Move the device and the monitor at least 305 mm (12 in.) apart, and turn on

 

 

the monitor.

 

 

Notes:

 

 

a. To prevent diskette drive read/write errors, make sure that the distance

 

 

 

between the monitor and any external diskette drive is at least 76 mm (3

 

 

 

in.).

 

 

b. Non-IBM monitor cables might cause unpredictable problems.

 

2. Reseat the following components:

 

 

v

Monitor cable

 

 

v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (if one is installed)

 

3. Replace the following components one at a time, in the order shown, restarting

 

 

the server each time:

 

 

a.

Monitor cable

 

 

b.

Monitor

 

 

c. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (if one is installed)

 

 

d. (Trained service technician only) System board

 

 

 

Wrong characters appear on the

1.

If the wrong language is displayed, update the BIOS code with the correct

screen.

 

language.

 

 

 

2. Reseat the monitor cable.

 

3. Replace the following components one at a time, in the order shown, restarting

 

 

the server each time:

 

 

a.

Monitor

 

 

b. (Trained service technician only) System board

 

 

 

 

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4364, 4365 specifications

The IBM 4365 and 4364 are significant models in IBM’s lineup of mainframe computers, designed primarily for large organizations requiring robust processing capabilities. These models emerged during the late 1980s and early 1990s, serving to enhance the performance and versatility of business computing environments.

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