IBM RS/6000 7043 43P manual Post Indicators, Led

POST Indicators

If you are using an ASCII terminal (attached to serial port 1 indicators appear on the screen as each subsystem is initialize

If	you are		using	a	directly-attached		keyboard and a graphica
a	display	adapter,		then		the POST progress indicators appear as
bottom of		the	display		as	follows.
			Memory	Modules		: Tests system	memory.

Keyboard : Initializes the keyboard and mouse. When this icon appears, you can choose one of several different startup

Ÿ Pressing the F1 key activates the System Management Service

ŸPressing the F5 or F6 key chooses a service-mode boot fr

default

or

custom

boot

list.

Ÿ

Pressing

the

F8 key selects the

Open Firmware

Command

line.

If

any of these keys are pressed, the chosen

option

occ

the

following POST icons appear. If

no

keys

are

pressed,

th

unit

boots

from

the

default boot

list

and

starts

the

opera

all

POST

icons appear.

Network

:

Initializes

network

adapters.

SCSI : Initializes SCSI Adapters.

Audio : Initializes the audio system. Any startup option keys pressed before the end of audio initialization in order t

If	the	POST process	stops and indicates an error on the		LED	or c
of	these	subsystems,	record	the error number and refer	to	Chapte
Problem Determination”			on page	8-1.

Chapter 2. Using the System2-3Unit