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Preface
Intended Audience
This manual is written for the customer service engineer.
Document Structure
This manual uses a structured documentation design. Topics are organized into
small sections, usually consisting of two facing pages. Most topics begin with an
abstract that provides an overview of the section, followed by an illustration or
example. The facing page contains descriptions, procedures, and syntax
definitions.
This manual has five chapters and two appendixes.
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Chapter 1, Introduction,
introduces the
AlphaServer
GS60E system and
gives a brief overview of the system bus, modules, and power subsystem.
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Chapter 2, Troubleshooting with LEDs
, tells how to use the LEDs and
other indicators to find problem components in the system.
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Chapter 3, Console Display and Diagnostics,
tells how to use these
tools to find nonfunctioning components in the system.
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Chapter 4, DECevent Error Log,
describes how to interpret the error log
produced by this utility program.
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Chapter 5, Removal and Replacement Procedures,
describes the
removable and replacement procedures for GS60E components that are
replaceable by field service personnel.
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Appendix A, Updating Firmware,
describes how to use console
commands and the Loadable Firmware Update (LFU) Utility to update
system firmware.
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Appendix B, Console Commands and Environment Variables,
is a
quick reference for commands.
