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From: keith@panews
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Subject: Re: Problem starting 030 Cube
Message-ID: <1990Nov30.234115.8450@panews>
Date: 30 Nov 90 23:41:15 GMT
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Reply-To: keith@ibmsupt.UUCP (Keith Mason)
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In article <90326.124515IO92395@MAINE.BITNET> IO92395@MAINE.BITNET (T.C.A. Venkatesan) writes:
>When the power is turned
>on, it says 'Testing the System', then 'Loading from the Disk' and then 'SCSI
>error' and that's it. Nothing else happens.
> 
>PS: I think somebody had a similar problem and had mentioned it here some time
>back, though if I remember correctly, the machine started working despite
>mentioning 'SCSI error'.
> 
>T.C.A.VENKATESAN
>IO92395@MAINE,
>DEPT. OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY,
>UNIV. OF MAINE,                       TEL.NO. : (207) 866-3274 (RES.)
>ORONO, MAINE 04469.                             (207) 581-1022 (OFF.)

We at IBM have had this problem.  We haven't had time to figure it out
(probably a bad board; you should send it back, especially since it's new)
but if you press Command-` (that's above the 7 on the numeric keypad) to
get to the ROM monitor, then type b and hit return, it should boot up OK.

Keith Mason
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Disclaimer: This article was posted by me, not IBM. It is just a person to
person helpful hint.  It is not an official IBM statement.