[SunRescue] *Almost* on topic (at least it's computer related)

[Scotty Logan]

See
http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/resource/hardware_docs/sa38-0532/a4af5b24.html
#HDRFLASH1

for how to determine what's wrong with your system from a flashing 888.

  Scotty

--
Scotty Logan, ITSS
swl at stanford.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of Peter Joules
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 09:24
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: RE: [SunRescue] *Almost* on topic (at least it's computer
> related)
>
>
> It is a year or so since I worked with an RS6000, and that
> was only a C10,
> but IIRC when it is flashing 888 there is a means of getting
> it to show the
> codes behind the cause of the POST failure, which is what flashing 888
> means.  If no one else can follow his up with the actual
> procedure, I can
> probably get an ex colleague to look it up in the manuals for
> me.   However,
> normally in the case of a POST failure it just contiues
> flashing 888 rather
> than the display going out.
>
> --
> Regards
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of Jeff Workman
>
> Sometimes, it'll flash an 888 then quit.
>
> Other times, it'll be 888, 120, then 122 (i think), then 888
> then blank.
>
> I know the PowerStation 250 doesn't ever go completely blank.
>
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