System Problem Online Report Form

This is a form to make the reporting of problems
consistent, allow records of problems to be kept,
and a method of discouraging users from reporting
faults in the first place.

  • Your name?
  • Your login name?
  • The date?
  • The date the problem first occured if different?
  • Problem Severity:
  • Minor Minor Minor Minor
  • Which machine?
  • Which area appears to be at fault?
  • Communications Disk Base Unit
    Network Keyboard Screen
    Mouse Everything Don´t know
  • Is it plugged in? Yes No
  • Is it switched on? Yes No
  • Has it been stolen? Yes No
  • Have you tried to fix it yourself? Yes No  
  • Have you made it worse? Yes
  • Have you read the manual? Yes No  
  • Are you sure you've read the manual? Yes No  
  • Are you absolutely certain you've read the manual? Yes No
  • Did you understand it? Yes No  
  • If `Yes' then why can't you fix it yourself?
  • Is the equipment unexpectedly noisy? Yes No  
  • If `Yes' what sort of noise?
    Grinding Rattling
    Whirring High pitched whine
    Sound of disk head scouring disk
    Strange, out of tune whistling or humming
  • Is there a smell of burning? Yes No  
  • If `Yes' is the equipment on fire? Yes No
  • Is the fault repeatable? Yes No
  • What were you doing (with the equipment) at the time the fault occurred?
     
  • If `nothing' explain why you were logged in.
  • Are you sure you aren't imagining the problem? Yes No
  • Do you have any independent witnesses of the problem? Yes No
  • Describe the problem.
  • Now, describe the problem accurately.
  • Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem.
  • Can't you do something else, rather than bothering me? Yes No
  • Have you read the section about System Administration Support Fees? Yes No  
  • If `Yes', do You accept them? Yes No
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