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+# Hardware Diagnostics for POWER Systems
+
+In the event of a system fatal error reported by the internal system hardware
+(processor chips, memory chips, I/O chips, system memory, etc.), POWER Systems
+have the ability to diagnose the root cause of the failure and perform any
+service action needed to avoid repeated system failures.
+
+Aditional details TBD.