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Table 4. Abbreviated list of POST error messages (continued)
POST message Failing device or problem
found Suggested action
1162 Serial port configuration
conflict Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and ensure that the
IRQ and I/O port assignments needed by the serial port are
available.
1601 BIOS code update needed Download and install the latest level of system BIOS code.
1800 PCI adapter hardware
interrupt Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and verify that the
interrupt resource settings are correct.
2400
2462 Video controller and memory Verify that the monitor is connected correctly.
00019xxx Processor x is not functioning
or failed the built-in test Verify that processor x is installed correctly. If the problem
remains, replace processor x.
00180xxx A PCI adapter requested a
resource that is not available Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and ensure that the
resources needed by the PCI adapter are available.
012980xx
012981xx Data for processor x Download and install the latest level of system BIOS code.
01298200 Microprocessor speed
mismatch Install microprocessors with identical speeds.
I9990305 POST could not find an
operating system. Install your operating system.
ServerGuide problems
The following table lists problem symptoms and suggested solutions.
Table 5. ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
Symptom Suggested action
The ServerGuide Setup
and Installation
CD will
not start.
v
Ensure that the server is supported and has a startable (bootable) CD-ROM drive.
v
If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been altered, ensure that the CD-ROM
drive is first in the startup sequence.
v
If more than one CD-ROM drive is installed, ensure that only one drive is set as the
primary drive. Start the CD from the primary drive.
The SCSI RAID program
cannot view all installed
drives, or the NOS
cannot be installed.
v
Ensure that there are no duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ assignments.
v
Ensure that the hard disk drive is connected properly.
The Operating System
Installation program
continuously loops. Make more space available on the hard disk.
The ServerGuide
program will not start
your NOS CD. Ensure that the NOS CD you have is supported by the ServerGuide program. See the
ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD label for a list of supported NOS versions.
The NOS cannot be
installed; the option is
not available. Ensure that the NOS is supported on your server. If the NOS is supported, either there is
no logical drive defined (SCSI RAID systems) or the ServerGuide System Partition is not
present. Run the ServerGuide program, and ensure that setup is complete.
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