IBM 8682 - Eserver xSeries 350, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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POST beep codes
POST generates beep codes to indicate successful completion or the detection of a
problem.
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One beep indicates the successful completion of POST.
v More than one beep indicates that POST detected a problem. For more
information, see “Beep symptoms” on page 97
POST error messages
POST error messages occur during startup when POST finds a problem with the
hardware or detects a change in the hardware configuration. For a list of POST
errors, see “POST error codes” on page 110
Event/error logs
The POST error log contains the three most recent error codes and messages that
the system generated during POST. The System Event/Error Log contains all error
messages issued during POST and all system status messages from the Advanced
System Management Processor.
To view the contents of the error logs, start the Configuration/Setup Utility program
(see “Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page 33); then, select
Event/Error Logs from the main menu.
Small computer system interface messages
If you receive a SCSI error message, see “SCSI error codes” on page 118
Note: If the server does not have a hard disk drive, ignore any message that
indicates that the BIOS is not installed.
You will get these messages only when running the SCSI Select Utility.
ServerGuide error symptoms
Look for symptoms in the left column of the following chart. Probable solutions
appear in the right column.
Setup Action
Setup and Installation CD won’t start. v Be sure the system is a supported eServer with a startable
(bootable) CD-ROM drive.
v If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been altered, be sure
the CD-ROM is first in the boot sequence.
v If more than one CD-ROM drive is installed, be sure that only one
drive is set as the primary drive. Start the CD from the primary
drive.
ServeRAID program cannot view all installed
drives – or – cannot install NOS. v Be sure there are no duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ assignments.
v Be sure that the hard disk drive is connected properly.
The Operating System Installation program
continuously loops. Free up more space on the hard disk.
ServerGuide won’t start your NOS CD. Be sure the NOS CD you have is supported by ServerGuide. See the
Setup and Installation CD label for a list of NOS versions supported.
Can’t install NOS – option is grayed out. Either there is no logical drive defined (ServeRAID systems) or the
ServerGuide system partition is not present. Run the setup and
configuration program.
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