POST Error Messages
HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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Table C-13: 1700 Series POST Error Messages
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Error Code
Audible
Beeps
Probable Source of
Problem
Action
1787-Drive Array
Operating in Interim
Recovery Mode.
Physical drive
replacement needed:
Drive
X
None Hard
drive
X
failed or
cable is loose or
defective. Following a
system restart, this
message notes that drive
X
is defective and fault
tolerance is being used.
1. Replace
drive
X
as soon
as possible (depending
on the fault-tolerance
level, all data may be lost
if another drive fails).
2. Check loose cables.
3. Replace defective cables.
Replacement drive(s)
seem to have been
installed in the wrong
drive bay(s). Before
taking action, refer to the
following other possible
sources of this problem.
1. Reinstall the drives
correctly as indicated.
2. Press
the
F1
key to
restart the computer with
the drive array disabled.
-Or-
Press the
F2
key to use
the drives as configured
and lose all the data on
them.
The 1788 error message
might also be displayed
inadvertently due to a
bad power cable
connection to the drive,
noise on the data cable,
or a defective SCSI
cable.
1. If this message was due
to a bad power cable
connection but not
incorrect drive
replacement, repair the
connection and press the
F2
key
.
2. If the message is not
eliminated by pressing
the
F2
key
,
run Array
Diagnostic Utility (ADU)
to resolve.
1788-Slot
X
Drive
Array Reports
Incorrect Drive
Replacement. The
following SCSI
drive(s) should have
been replaced: SCSI
Port
Y
: SCSI ID
Z
The following SCSI
drive(s) were
incorrectly replaced:
SCSI Port
y
:
SCSI ID
z
.
Select F1 to continue
– drive array will
remain disabled.
Select F2 to reset
configuration – all
data will be lost.
None
If this message was not
due to a bad power cable
connection, and no drive
replacement took place,
this could indicate noise
on the data cable.
Check cable for proper
routing.
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