IBM 6580 User Manual

• t = Trace. Display a trace of the
steps performed and the decisions
made in each step. Decisions may
be:
While displaying the trace table,
press ENTER to return to the step
you were on.
• y = Yes. The answer to this ques-
tion is yes. Continue on the yes
column of the MDI.
•
•
•
n = No. The answer to this ques-
tion is no. Continue on the no
column
of the MDI.
b = BACK UP. Return to the last
step which was performed. This
response is not valid if entered
at the start of a subsection.
When it is neces s ary to back up
more
than one or two step, return
to the RUN-TIME OPTIONS Menu and
enter a Start On step number.
r
= RESUME. Return to the same
step in the MDls after the system
is turned off. There are two
modes
of resume, automatic and
manual Figure 9 -18 ) . Automatic
resume occurs when the t-IDI step
instructs you to turn the system
off to perform a service check.
When the diagnostic diskette is
reloaded, and MDls are selected,
the system will instruct you to
press ENTER to resume MDI process-
ing. To resume on an t-IDI step
that is not automatic, you must
type an r, and press ENTER before
turning the system off.
C.E. Diagnostics ~!DIs Shared Primary
CED20l
Disconnect the rear panel wrap plug
from Rear Panel Connector 6A (Six A).
GO TO ~tAP 4312, ENTRY "POINT A.
CANCL to return to Device Selection.
END to return to Function Selection:
Type y,n, (b,o,t,r); press ENTER:
Nemory ·xxxx·
Kyb xxx'
~tAP 4312 determines which part in the
Electronics ~todu1l!' is causing the
failure.
Automatic RESmtE at Step 132
Secti<;>n - 42
Subsection - 70
Step - 131
, ~tode - Run
Figure 9-18. Manual Resume Prompt
MDI Prompts
Following is a description of the
prompts displayed during MDI.
• Question Prompt. The following is
displayed when an MDI question
must be answered (Figure 9-19).
The answer may be "ytl (Yes) or "n"
(No) or to select ,one of the spec-
ified options "b" (Back up), "0"
(Return to the options menu), "tit
(Display the trace table), or "r"
(Resume). When ENTER is pressed,
the MDI controller looks at the
response and takes the needed
action.
Chapter 9. Diagnostics 9-25

IBM 6580 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	6580
Category	Desktop
Language	English