Hard disk drive problems
• Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
• If an action step is preceded by '(Trained technician only)', that step must be performed only by a Trained
technician.
• Go to the IBM support website at http://www.lenovo.com/support to check for technical information,
hints, tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Table 19. Hard disk drive symptoms and actions
Symptom
Action
Not all drives are recognized by
the hard disk drive diagnostic
tests.
Remove the drive that is indicated by the diagnostic tests; then, run the hard disk
drive diagnostic tests again. If the remaining drives are recognized, replace the
drive that you removed with a new one.
The server stops responding
during the hard disk drive
diagnostic test.
Remove the hard disk drive that was being tested when the server stopped
responding, and run the diagnostic test again. If the hard disk drive diagnostic test
runs successfully, replace the drive that you removed with a new one.
A hard disk drive was not
detected while the operating
system was being started.
Reseat all hard disk drives and cables; then, run the hard disk drive diagnostic
tests again.
A hard disk drive passes the
diagnostic Fixed Disk Test, but
the problem remains.
Run the diagnostic SCSI Fixed Disk Test (see “Running DSA Preboot diagnostic
programs” on page 143).
Note:
This test is not available on servers that have RAID arrays or servers that have
SATA hard disk drives.
Hypervisor problems
• Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
• If an action step is preceded by '(Trained technician only)', that step must be performed only by a Trained
technician.
• Go to the IBM support website at http://www.lenovo.com/support to check for technical information,
hints, tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Table 20. Hypervisor's symptoms and actions
Symptom
Action
If an optional embedded
hypervisor flash device is not
listed in the expected boot
order, does not appear in the
list of boot devices, or a similar
problem has occurred.
1. Make sure that the optional embedded hypervisor flash device is selected on
the boot manager
<F12> Select Boot Device
at startup.
2. Make sure that the embedded hypervisor flash device is seated in the connector
correctly (see “Removing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device” on page
259 and “Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device” on page 260).
3. See the documentation that comes with the optional embedded hypervisor
flash device for setup and configuration information.
4. Make sure that other software works on the server.
Intermittent problems
• Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
• If an action step is preceded by '(Trained technician only)', that step must be performed only by a Trained
technician.
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