IBM System x3200 M3, Service Manual

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Performing the checkout procedure
To perform the checkout procedure, complete the following steps:
1. Is the server part of a cluster?
v
No: Go to step 2.
v
Yes: Shut down all failing servers that are related to the cluster. Go to step 2.
2. Complete the following steps:
a. Turn off the server and all external devices.
b. Check all cables and power cords.
c. Set all display controls to the middle positions.
d. Turn on all external devices.
e. Turn on the server. If the server does not start, see “Troubleshooting tables”
on page 57.
f. Check the system-error LED on the control panel. If it is lit, check the LEDs
on the system board (see “Error LEDs” on page 69).
g. Check for the following results:
v
Successful completion of POST, which is indicated by a single beep
v Successful completion of startup, which is indicated by a readable display
of the operating-system desktop
3. Did a single beep sound and are there readable instructions on the main menu,
or was a POST error code displayed?
v Yes: Find the “POST error codes” on page 26; if necessary, see “Solving
undetermined problems” on page 130.
v
No: Find the failure symptom in “Troubleshooting tables” on page 57; if
necessary, run the diagnostic programs (see “Running the diagnostic
programs” on page 74).
– If you receive an error, see “Diagnostic messages” on page 75.
– If the diagnostic programs were completed successfully and you still
suspect a problem, see “Solving undetermined problems” on page 130.
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System x3200 M3 Types 7327 and 7328: Problem Determination and Service Guide