COMPUTERCRAFT - 35/40 RIPL,VIDEO,KBD,COPROC PROBLEMS

35/40 RIPL,VIDEO,KBD,COPROC PROBLEMS

DETAIL:
A LIMITED NUMBER OF 8535 AND 8540 SYSTEMS MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FAILURES:

  1. FAILURE TO RIPL WITH A NETWORK CARD.

  2. WHEN AN VIDEO ADAPTER IS INSTALLED, THE MONITOR ATTACHED TO THE VIDEO ADAPTER MAY DISPLAY UNINTELLIGIBLE VIDEO PATTERNS OR REMAIN COMPLETELY BLANK.

  3. VARIOUS KEYBOARD RELATED FAILURES THAT ARE NOT RESOLVED WITH A KEYBOARD REPLACEMENT.

  4. SYSTEM HANG CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHEN A MATH COPROCESSOR IS INSTALLED. THE HANG CONDITION MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME, BUT PRIMARILY WHEN WINDOWS TYPE SOFTWARE IS RUNNING OR WHEN EXITING THESE TYPE APPLICATIONS.

IN ALL FOUR CASES ABOVE, IF THE SYSTEM UNIT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS CALLED OUT IN THE "PHYSICAL CHECK" SECTION OF THIS ECA, A REPLACEMENT SET OF SYSTEM ROM BIOS (FRU P/N92F2434) WILL BE REQUIRED.

PHYSICAL CHECK: TO REQUIRE ROM BIOS REPLACEMENT, THE SYSTEM MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

1. THE SYSTEM UNIT SERIAL NUMBER MUST FALL WITHIN THE FOLLOWING RANGES: 

  8535 SYSTEMS-
   A.MODEL 8535-040,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-A0001 TO 23-D5499.
                    2. SERIAL NUMBER 23-AAAAA TO 23-ACXDL.
   B.MODEL 8535-043,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-AA000 TO 23-BW999.
                    2. SERIAL NUMBER 23-AVPAF TO 23-BLXKA.
                    3. SERIAL NUMBER 23-DG000 TO 23-DY499.
   C.MODEL 8535-045,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-XGCT0 TO 23-XKTY0.
   D.MODEL 8535-14X,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-CGVAM TO 23-DBHAP.
                    2. SERIAL NUMBER 23-AAA00 TO 23-CVP99.
   E.MODEL 8535-24X,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-BNDAH TO 23-CGVAL.
                    2. SERIAL NUMBER 23-TD000 TO 23-ZK999.

  8540 SYSTEMS-
   A.MODEL 8540-040,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-CYZWT TO 23-CZFHY.
                    2. SERIAL NUMBER 23-AA000 TO 23-AL875.
   B.MODEL 8540-043,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-AAA00 TO 23-ATF67.
                    2. SERIAL NUMBER 23-DTNWH TO 23-DTVKC.
   C.MODEL 8540-045,1. SERIAL NUMBER 23-AAAA0 TO 23-AHNA6.
                    2. SERIAL NUMBER 23-FMCVR TO 23-FNFLC.

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2. THE SYSTEM BIOS DATE MUST BE 2-13-92 OR EARLIER.

THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE SHOULD BE USED TO DETERMINE SYSTEM BIOS DATE:

  • AT THE C:> TYPE "BASIC" AND PRESS "ENTER".

  • AT THE "OK" TYPE THE FOLLOWING EXACTLY AS SHOWN:
    DEF SEG=-1:FOR X=5 TO 12:PRINT CHR$(PEEK(X));:NEXT

  • IF "SYNTAX ERROR" IS DISPLAYED INSTEAD OF A DATE, VERIFY THE LINE WAS TYPED EXACTLY AS SHOWN ABOVE.

  • IF THE DATE DISPLAYED IS 2-14-92 OR LATER, THE SYSTEM IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ECA.

  • IF THE DATE DISPLAYED IS 2-13-92 OR EARLIER, THE SYSTEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ECA IF REQUIREMENT 3 (BELOW) IS MET.

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3. SYSTEM BOARD FRU PART NUMBER MUST BE P/N92F0108, P/N92F0140 OR P/N85F0077.

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