Step 6

This step loads Online Diagnostics in service mode. If you are unable to load the diagnostics, go to ªStep 7º.

1.Turn the power on.

2.When the keyboard indicator (icon or text) appears, press F6 on the directly attached keyboard, or 6 on the ASCII terminal keyboard, to indicate that diagnostics are to be loaded.

3.Enter any requested passwords.

4.Follow any instructions to select a console.

Did the Diagnostics Operating Instructions display without any obvious display problem?

NO

Go to ªStep 7º.

YES

Go to ªStep 9º on page 152.

Step 7

Starting at the top of the following table, find your symptom and follow the instructions given in the Action column.

Symptom

Action

 

 

Display problem

Go to ªStep 8º.

 

 

All other symptoms

Go to ªProblem Determination When Unable to

 

Load Diagnosticsº on page 156

 

 

Step 8

The following steps analyze a console display problem.

Find your type of console display in the following table. Then follow the instructions given in the Action column.

Console Display

Action

 

 

Display Device

Go to the display documentation for problem

 

determination.

 

 

ASCII terminal

Go to the problem-determination documentation

 

for this type of terminal.

 

 

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