Owner`s manual

Page 7-2 Chapter Seven
Symptom #2: Scrambled Characters on the Terminal Screen
If the characters you see on the screen after you boot are not legible text, perform the
procedures listed below in the order given:
[] Check Power/Run/Memory Lights (Procedure #1)
[] Check the System Status Codes (Procedure #2)
[] Check Terminal/Printer (Procedure #4)
[] Powerup/Reset (Procedure #3)
[] Self Test (Procedure #5)
[] Alternate Boot (Procedure #6)
Symptom #3: Computer Does Not Finish Booting
The operator terminal displays the system initialization command file as the computer
boots. The last command in the .INI file is MEMORY 0. If the terminal display stops
before reaching MEMORY 0, and more than a minute or so goes by, the computer did
not finish booting. Perform these procedures in the order given:
[] Check Power/Run/Memory Lights (Procedure #1)
[] Check the System Status Codes (Procedure #2)
[] Powerup/Reset (Procedure #3)
[] Self Test (Procedure #5)
[] Alternate Boot (Procedure #6)
Symptom #4: Job on Computer Locks Up After Bootup
If, after the computer has finished booting, the computer does not respond to your
commands, we say it has "locked up" or "crashed." Perform these procedures in the
order given:
[] Check Power/Run/Memory Lights (Procedure #1)
[] Check the System Status Codes (Procedure #2)
[] Powerup/Reset (Procedure #3)
[] Self Test (Procedure #5)
[] Check Terminal/Printer (Procedure #4)
[] Alternate Boot (Procedure #6)
THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES
The following pages define the various troubleshooting procedures listed in the previous
section. We assume you are familiar with the placements of various buttons and
switches on the computer—such as the reset and power buttons; if not, refer to the
illustrations in Chapter 2.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03