IBM RS6000 Service Guide - Page 38

5. Enter any requested passwords. 6. Wait until the diagnostics are loaded or the system appears to stop. 7. Find your symptom in the following table; then follow the instructions given in the Action column. Symptom The diskette LED is blinking rapidly, or EIEA or EIEB is displayed on the operator panel. The system stops with a prompt to enter a password. The diagnostics loaded. The system login prompt is displayed. The system does not respond when the password is entered. The system stopped and a POST indicator is displayed on the system console and an eight-digit error code is not displayed. Action The flash EPROM data is corrupted. The recovery procedure for the flash EPROM should be executed. See "Firmware Recovery" on page 5-23. Enter the password. You are not allowed to continue until a correct password has been entered. When you have entered a valid password go to the beginning of this table and wait for one of the other conditions to occur. Go to MAP 0020 in the IBM RS/6000 Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems. You may not have pressed the correct key or you may not have pressed the key soon enough when you were to indicate a Service Mode IPL of the diagnostic programs. If this was the case start over at the beginning of this Step. Note: Perform the systems shutdown procedure before turning off the system. If you are sure you pressed the correct key in a timely manner, go to "Step 1020-2" on page 2-10. Go to "Step 1020-2" on page 2-10. If the POST indicator represents: memory, record error code M0MEM002. keyboard, record error code M0KBD000. SCSI, record error code M0CON000. network, record error code M0NET000. speaker (audio), record error code M0BT0000. Go to "Step 1020-3" on page 2-10. 2-8 Service Guide