Chapter 3
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
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How to Invoke POST at Power On
You can invoke POST at power on with or without a keyboard. The following
flowchart shows the steps to POST and the options available.
FIGURE 3-1
How to Invoke POST
Tests POST Runs
Following is a sample listing from OpenBoot PROM version 2.15, or later versions of
the diagnostic mode tests completed by POST in a SPARCstation Voyager
workstation.
Power on
Keyboard
attached?
Stop-D
keys?
POST
diag-switch?
true
OpenBoot PROM
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
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