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	This guide documents fault diagnosis for the '''[[IBM 5110]] Computing System'''. The 5110 inherits the [[IBM 5100]]'s '''PALM''' processor and integrated 5-inch CRT, so much of the troubleshooting practice translates directly from the 5100. The 5110 adds the external '''IBM 5114 Diskette Unit''' (8-inch floppy drives), IEEE-488 (HP-IB) bus, RS-232 channels, and EBCDIC encoding, each with their own diagnostic surface.		This guide documents fault diagnosis for the '''[[IBM 5110]] Computing System'''. The 5110 inherits the [[IBM 5100]]'s '''PALM''' processor and integrated 5-inch CRT, so much of the troubleshooting practice translates directly from the 5100. The 5110 adds the external '''IBM 5114 Diskette Unit''' (8-inch floppy drives), IEEE-488 (HP-IB) bus, RS-232 channels, and EBCDIC encoding, each with their own diagnostic surface.