Owner`s manual

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00
Chapter 8 - Status Display Codes
Your computer provides various tools for you to use to assure yourself your computer is healthy and
operating as it should. For instance, your computer is capable of testing itself and checking most of its
own internal components for proper operation.
Besides letting you know when things are working correctly, if a problem should occur, these tools help
you find the cause. This chapter describes these diagnostic tools:
•
Status codes: normal and error status codes that appear on the front panel display when you boot
your computer system or run the self test.
•
The self test feature: a powerup diagnostic test that checks all major hardware components in the
main chassis. (The self test is discussed in detail in the
System Self Test User's Guide
, DSO-
00156-00, Rev. 02, that came with your computer.)
FRONT PANEL STATUS DISPLAY CODES
During normal operation, when you are not using the self test, the front panel status displays a zero.
When you boot your computer, a series of codes appears in rapid succession on the display as the
AMOS operating system gets itself up and running. If an error occurs during booting, one of these codes
may remain on the status display. This can tell you what was happening when the error occurred.
Some of these codes may also occur any time the computer is running. If you have a problem with your
computer, check the front panel; if there is a code displayed, look it up in this table to help diagnose the
problem.