• RETAIN H062314 SYSTEM 36 / 38 (5250) EMULATION ADAPTER PROBLEMS

    From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 11 20:40:22 2021
    SYMPTOM:
    THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS MAY BE EXPERIENCED WITH THE MICRO-
    CHANNEL 5250 EMULATION ADAPTER.

    A. SYSTEM HANGS WITH A BLANK SCREEN AT POST (POWER-ON SELF TEST)
    B. HOST NETWORK MAY HANG OR FAIL WHEN THE PS/2 (WITH THE
    AFFECTED ADAPTER) IS POWERED-ON. WORKSTATIONS RETURN TO
    SIGN-ON SCREEN AFTER LOSS OF COMMUNICATION.
    C. RUNNING AUTO-CONFIGURATION OR SET CONFIGURATION RESULTS IN
    PARITY ERROR.
    D. AN ERROR OF " 111 - ????? " during POST
    E. FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL AUTO CONFIGURATION, THE SYSTEM HANGS
    WITH MEANINGLESS PATTERNS, SUCH AS VERTICAL BARS, ON
    THE SCREEN.

    PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:
    PRIOR TO REPLACING ANY HARDWARE ENSURE THE LATEST LEVEL
    CORRECTIVE SERVICE DISKETTE (WSE010003 OR LATER) FOR SYSTEM
    36/38 WORKSTATION EMULATION IS INSTALLED. THIS DISKETTE IS
    NOT NECESSARY IF RUNNING AS/400 PC SUPPORT.

    EARLY LEVEL SYSTEM 36 / 38 EMULATION ADAPTERS MAY BE IDENTIFIED
    BY FRU P/N69X6282, FRU P/N69X6283 OR FRU P/N69X6292 ON THE
    ADAPTER. IF ONE OF THESE ADAPTERS IS FAILING IN A 95XX SYSTEM
    REPLACE THE ADAPTER WITH FRU P/N69X6294.

    FIX:
    AN UP-LEVEL SYSTEM 36/38 WORKSTATION EMULATION ADAPTER
    (FRU P/N69X6294) WITH OPTION DISKETTE IS AVAILABLE FROM
    MECHANICSBURG PARTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

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