[rescue] RS/6000 BIST did not start

[Sridhar the POWERful]

On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Darryl Barile wrote:

> 888 is not good news....

Not necessarily.

> My suggestion after dealing with several RS/6000's is to do the
> following
>
> Pull out each card
> Completely clean out the case
> re-insert the cards
> try again
>
> I have a set of manuals for the 7012 series and would be glad
> to help you diagnose it. But try the clean out first.

This machine is *not* a 7012, and 888 flashing isn't necessarily a bad
thing.  Reseating everything might be overkill in this case.  Really.

Peace...  Sridhar

> > 888 BIST did not start
> >
> > a) what the hell does that mean?
> >
> > b) how do i fix it?
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > -brian
> > --
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