Specifications

5-14 • Installing and Removing Components AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide
Testing an Option Card Installation
To test an option card installation, follow the steps in Table 5-1 and refer to Example
5-1.
Caution: Reassemble the system following
the procedures listed in "Replacing the Top
Cover and Side Panels."
Table 5-1 Testing with the show config Display
Step Action Result
1 Enter the
show config
command to display the
system configuration.
The system responds with a display
similar to that shown in Example
5-1.
2 Examine the PCI Bus or
EISA bus information in the
display to make sure that the
new option is listed.
If the option is not listed, see
"Troubleshooting."
3 Determine the device name
of the new option.
You must know the device name to
run diagnostic tests on the option.
Enter the
show device
command
to see the device name.
4 Run a self-test on the option
by entering the
test
command followed by its
device name.
If the self-test passes, the system
displays the word OK (6) before
displaying the console prompt
(>>>).
If the system displays a failure
message, see "Troubleshooting."