By Anthony Olszewski
Copyright 1997

These notes are only meant to illustrate how I go about working on a machine. I'm not encouraging anyone to work on their own system. In any event, if you do any damage, direct or incidental, you are assuming complete responsibility and liability!

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MCA (IBM PS2) machines incorporated many changes. The same troubleshooting methodology can very often be used, but many differences exist! Common troubles are the 160 series error codes and the 305 error code in the 55SX.

For a vast and comprehensive treatment of the PS2 systems, read Chris Feeny's PS2 FAQ.

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