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Setup Action Setup and Installation CD won't start. v Be sure the server is supported; all eServers with a startable (bootable) CD-ROM drive are supported. v If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been altered, be sure the CD-ROM is first in the boot sequence. v If more than one CD-ROM drive is installed, be sure that only one drive is set as the primary drive. Start the CD from the primary drive. ServeRAID program cannot v Be sure there are no duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ assignments. view all installed drives - or v Be sure that the hard disk drive is connected properly. - cannot install NOS. The Operating System Installation program continuously loops. Free up more space on the hard disk. ServerGuide won't start your Be sure the NOS CD you have is supported by ServerGuide. See theSetup and NOS CD. Installation CD label for a list of NOS versions supported. Can't install NOS - option is Either there is no logical drive defined (ServeRAID systems) or the ServerGuide grayed out. system partition is not present. Run the setup and configuration program. TechConnect CD Action Can't start TechConnect CD. Be sure you're starting the CD on a system with Microsoft Windows installed. Can't view publications from TechConnect CD, or text is unreadable. Be sure you have the Adobe reader installed (available from the TechConnect CD). System Updates and Applications CD Action Get ″time out″ or ″Unknown Be sure you have access to the Internet through FTP directly. host″ errors POST error messages In the following error codes, X can be any number or letter. Error Symptom FRU/Action BIOS ROM checksum error -- system halted (BIOS code checksum in BIOS chip incorrect; BIOS may be corrupt) 1. Replace BIOS CMOS battery failed (CMOS 1. Battery battery not functional) CMOS checksum error -defaults loaded (CMOS checksum incorrect, system loads default equipment configuration) 1. Run Configuration/Setup 2. Battery CPU at nnnn (displays running speed of CPU) 1. Informational only; no action necessary. Press ESC to skip memory 1. Full memory test may be skipped by pressing Esc key test Symptom-to-FRU index 95

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Setup
Action
Setup
and
Installation
CD
won’t
start.
v
Be
sure
the
server
is
supported;
all
eServers
with
a
startable
(bootable)
CD-ROM
drive
are
supported.
v
If
the
startup
(boot)
sequence
settings
have
been
altered,
be
sure
the
CD-ROM
is
first
in
the
boot
sequence.
v
If
more
than
one
CD-ROM
drive
is
installed,
be
sure
that
only
one
drive
is
set
as
the
primary
drive.
Start
the
CD
from
the
primary
drive.
ServeRAID
program
cannot
view
all
installed
drives
-
or
-
cannot
install
NOS.
v
Be
sure
there
are
no
duplicate
SCSI
IDs
or
IRQ
assignments.
v
Be
sure
that
the
hard
disk
drive
is
connected
properly.
The
Operating
System
Installation
program
continuously
loops.
Free
up
more
space
on
the
hard
disk.
ServerGuide
won’t
start
your
NOS
CD.
Be
sure
the
NOS
CD
you
have
is
supported
by
ServerGuide.
See
the
Setup
and
Installation
CD
label
for
a
list
of
NOS
versions
supported.
Can’t
install
NOS
-
option
is
grayed
out.
Either
there
is
no
logical
drive
defined
(ServeRAID
systems)
or
the
ServerGuide
system
partition
is
not
present.
Run
the
setup
and
configuration
program.
TechConnect
CD
Action
Can’t
start
TechConnect
CD.
Be
sure
you’re
starting
the
CD
on
a
system
with
Microsoft
Windows
installed.
Can’t
view
publications
from
TechConnect
CD,
or
text
is
unreadable.
Be
sure
you
have
the
Adobe
reader
installed
(available
from
the
TechConnect
CD).
System
Updates
and
Applications
CD
Action
Get
″
time
out
″
or
″
Unknown
host
″
errors
Be
sure
you
have
access
to
the
Internet
through
FTP
directly.
POST
error
messages
In
the
following
error
codes,
X
can
be
any
number
or
letter.
Error
Symptom
FRU/Action
BIOS
ROM
checksum
error
--
system
halted
(BIOS
code
checksum
in
BIOS
chip
incorrect;
BIOS
may
be
corrupt)
1.
Replace
BIOS
CMOS
battery
failed
(CMOS
battery
not
functional)
1.
Battery
CMOS
checksum
error
--
defaults
loaded
(CMOS
checksum
incorrect,
system
loads
default
equipment
configuration)
1.
Run
Configuration/Setup
2.
Battery
CPU
at
nnnn
(displays
running
speed
of
CPU)
1.
Informational
only;
no
action
necessary.
Press
ESC
to
skip
memory
test
1.
Full
memory
test
may
be
skipped
by
pressing
Esc
key
Symptom-to-FRU
index
95