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Fiber optic cable at the rear of the SSM was loose causing intermittent MDS link errors.

Symptom

Intermittent MDS Link Failures while Scanning. Getting MDS link failures while scanning. Reports error 2241608 GIP VCC signal is out of range. Note that the value was mere millivolts out of spec, but enough to trip out scans. I measured the voltage at 4.81 volts, nominally low, but barely in spec. Spec is: Low: 4.70V High: 5.250V.

Error message

2248661 MDS link failure. A receive error was detected on the echo of an MDS transmission. Check the connections and signal level on the MDS fiber optic link. See Long Description MDS timer: 0x0000 Serial status: 0x00 Received byte: 0x02-> Extended Error : Please run MDS link diagnostics if this problem persists. Possible cause(s): MDS Fiber Optic Cable,

2248664 MDS link failure. An MDS device failed to respond to SCP. If the link is broken, a separate error message will be logged. If not, a spurious error occurred. 2248664 lx-mr3 NSP SCP:MdsAutoConfig 1731 MDS link failure. An MDS device failed to respond to SCP. If the link is broken, a separate error message will be logged. If not, a spurious error occurred. MDS timer: 0x0000 Transmitted header: 0x11 SSM Transmitted opcode: 0x01->

2248662 MDS link failure. The SCP failed to receive an MDS transmission echo. Tue May 25 10:38:44 2004 2248662 1 MROP NSP SCP:MdsAutoConfig 1443 MDS link failure. The SCP failed to receive an MDS transmission echo. If the link is broken, a separate error message will be logged. If not, a spurious error occurred. MDS timer: 0x0000 Transmitted byte: 0x10

Applies to

Models
Excite
Product
Excite HD For 12.0 1.5T Systems only.
Software
12.0 Excite HD and 3T Excite HD products only
Area
MR

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