Step 1540-1
1. Ensure that the diagnostics and the operating system are shut down.
2. Turn off the power.
3. Select slow boot mode (select disable fast boot) on the System Power Control menu from the service
processor main menu.
4. Turn on the power to boot standalone diagnostics from CD.
5. Insert the diagnostic CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Does the CD-ROM appear to operate correctly?
NO Go to “Boot Problems and Concerns” on page 155.
YES Go to “Step 1540-2.”
Step 1540-2
1. When the keyboard indicator is displayed (the word keyboard), press the 5 key on the system console.
2. Enter the appropriate password when you are prompted to do so.
Is the Please define the System Console screen displayed?
NO Go to “Step 1540-3.”
YES Go to “Step 1540-12” on page 117.
Step 1540-3
The system is unable to boot standalone diagnostics.
Check the service processor error log and the primary I/O drawer operator panel for additional error codes
resulting from the slow boot in “Step 1540-1.”
Did the slow boot generate a different error code from the one that originally sent you to MAP
1540?
YES Restore fast boot mode (select enable fast boot) on the System Power Control menu from the
service processor main menu. Go to “Checkpoint and Error Code Index” on page 161 and follow
the actions for the new error code.
NO Continue “Step 1540-3” below.
The
boot attempts that follow will attempt to get the Please define the System Console prompt on the
system console. Ignore any codes that may appear on the operator panel unless stated otherwise.
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