Monitor
or
video
problems
The
video
monitor
is
a
shared
BladeCenter
unit
resource.
First,
make
sure
that
the
video
monitor
is
assigned
to
the
blade
server;
then,
see
the
following
table
and
“Solving
shared
BladeCenter
resource
problems”
on
page
108.
v
Follow
the
suggested
actions
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
listed
in
the
Action
column
until
the
problem
is
solved.
v
See
Chapter
3,
“Parts
listing,
Types
1885
and
8853,”
on
page
15
to
determine
which
components
are
CRUs
and
which
components
are
FRUs.
v
If
an
action
step
is
preceded
by
“(Trained
service
technician
only),”
that
step
must
be
performed
only
by
a
trained
service
technician.
Symptom
Action
The
screen
is
blank.
1.
Check
the
function
of
the
shared
BladeCenter
unit
resources
(see
“Solving
shared
BladeCenter
resource
problems”
on
page
108).
2.
Make
sure
that:
v
Damaged
BIOS
code
is
not
affecting
the
video;
see
“Recovering
from
a
BIOS
update
failure”
on
page
106.
Important:
In
some
memory
configurations,
the
3-3-3
beep
code
might
sound
during
POST
followed
by
a
blank
display
screen.
If
this
occurs
and
the
Boot
Fail
Count
feature
in
the
Start
Options
of
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
set
to
Enabled
(its
default
setting),
you
must
restart
the
blade
server
three
times
to
force
the
system
BIOS
to
reset
the
memory
connector
or
bank
of
connectors
from
Disabled
to
Enabled.
v
The
device
drivers
are
installed
correctly.
3.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
Replace
the
system
board
assembly
The
monitor
has
screen
jitter,
or
the
screen
image
is
wavy,
unreadable,
rolling,
or
distorted.
1.
Check
the
function
of
the
shared
BladeCenter
unit
resources
(see
“Solving
shared
BladeCenter
resource
problems”
on
page
108).
2.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
Replace
the
system
board
assembly.
Wrong
characters
appear
on
the
screen.
1.
If
the
wrong
language
is
displayed,
update
the
firmware
or
operating
system
with
the
correct
language
in
the
blade
server
that
has
ownership
of
the
monitor.
2.
Check
the
function
of
the
shared
BladeCenter
unit
resources
(see
“Solving
shared
BladeCenter
resource
problems”
on
page
108).
3.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
Replace
the
system
board
assembly.
Chapter
5.
Diagnostics
85
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