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Diagnostic Tools
SCSI Error Codes
This section includes the error codes for the following SCSI devices:
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Hard drives
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CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives
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Tape drives
The SCSI error codes are written in the format AABB-CC and can be determined by looking up
the respective parts of the code in the three corresponding tables numbered 4-25, 4-26, and 4-27.
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AA (Table 4-25) identifies the drive type being tested.
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BB (Table 4-26) identifies the type of test.
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CC (Table 4-27) identifies the exact error received.
For example, if you received a diagnostic error code of 6523-05, you would look at:
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Table 4-25 to identify the meaning of the first two numbers, 65. This indicates a hard
drive problem.
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Table 4-26 to identify the meaning of the second two numbers, 23. This refers to a
random read.
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Table 4-27 to identify the last two numbers, 05. This indicates a seek failure.
When you combine this information, you know that the diagnostics program was testing the
random-read functioning of the hard drive and received a seek failure. The device is faulty and
must be replaced.
Table 4-25
SCSI Device Names
65XX-XX
Hard Drive
66XX-XX
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
67XX-XX
Tape Drive
Table 4-26
SCSI Test Names
XX00-XX
ID
XX05-XX
Read
XX06-XX
SA/Media
XX23-XX
Random Read
XX28-XX
Media load/unload
