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2. The port has no cable.
3. The cabling detected by BIOS during POST is invalid.
Each failure shows a display of what the error is (for approximately three seconds).
Recovering BIOS code
If the BIOS code has become damaged, such as from a power failure during a flash
update, you can recover the BIOS code using the BIOS code page jumper and a
BIOS flash diskette.
Note: You can obtain a BIOS flash diskette from one of the following sources:
v Use the ServerGuide program to make a BIOS flash diskette.
v Download a BIOS flash diskette from the World Wide Web. Go to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support, click IBM Server Support , and make the
selections for the server.
To recover the BIOS code:
1. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables
and power cords; then, remove the cover (see “Opening the cover” on page
72).
2. Remove fans 3 and 4 (see “Fans 3 and 4” on page 105).
3. Locate the BIOS code page jumper (J28) on the I/O board.
Jumper (J28)
1 2 3
4. Move the jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3 to enable the BIOS back
page.
5. Reconnect all external cables and power cords and turn on the peripheral
devices.
6. Insert the BIOS flash diskette into the diskette drive.
7. Restart the server. The system begins the power-on self-test (POST) and
BIOS flash.
8. Select 1 - Update POST/BIOS from the menu that contains various flash
(update) options.
9. When prompted as to whether you want to save the current code to a diskette,
press N.
10. When prompted to choose a language, select a language (from 0 to 7) and
press Enter to accept your choice.
11. Do not restart the system at this time.
12. Remove the BIOS flash diskette from the diskette drive.
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