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Error Symptom FRU/Action Floppy disk(s) fail (cannot find or initialize floppy drive controller or floppy drive) 1. Reseat controller 2. If no floppy drive installed, be sure Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to None or Auto. HARD DISK initializing 1. Informational only; no action necessary. 2. HARD DISK INSTALL 1. Reseat drive FAILURE (cannot find or initialize hard drive controller 2. If no hard drive installed, be sure Hard Drive selection in Setup is set to None. or hard drive) Hark disk(s) diagnosis fail (a 1. Run Configuration/Setup diagnostic routine has failed) 2. Battery 3. System board Keyboard error or no keyboard present (cannot initialize keyboard) 1. Reattach keyboard 2. Ensure no keys are pressed during POST 3. To configure system to run without a keyboard, set error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. BIOS will then ignore missing keyboard during POST. Keyboard is locked out -Unlock the key (key(s) pressed during keyboard tests) 1. Ensure no keys are pressed during POST 2. Clear keyboard of any object resting on it Memory Test: (countdown as 1. Informational only; no action necessary. memory areas are tested) 2. Memory test fail (POST detected an error during memory testing) 1. Note additional information about specific error that appears on the screen 2. DIMM Override enabled -- Defaults 1. Run Configuration/Setup loaded (system cannot boot using current CMOS 2. Battery configuration; BIOS has 3. System board overridden configuration and defaulted to minimal-performance system operations) Primary master hard disk fail (error detected in primary master IDE hard drive) 1. Replace primary master hard drive 2. System board Primary slave hard disk fail 1. Replace primary slave hard drive (error detected in primary slave IDE hard drive) 2. System board Secondary master hard disk fail (error detected in secondary master IDE hard drive) 1. Replace secondary master hard drive 2. System board Secondary slave hard disk fail (error detected in secondary slave IDE hard drive) 1. Replace secondary slave hard drive 2. System board 96 xSeries 200 Type 8479 and xSeries 200VL Type 8481: Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Error
Symptom
FRU/Action
Floppy
disk(s)
fail
(cannot
find
or
initialize
floppy
drive
controller
or
floppy
drive)
1.
Reseat
controller
2.
If
no
floppy
drive
installed,
be
sure
Diskette
Drive
selection
in
Setup
is
set
to
None
or
Auto.
HARD
DISK
initializing
1.
Informational
only;
no
action
necessary.
2.
HARD
DISK
INSTALL
FAILURE
(cannot
find
or
initialize
hard
drive
controller
or
hard
drive)
1.
Reseat
drive
2.
If
no
hard
drive
installed,
be
sure
Hard
Drive
selection
in
Setup
is
set
to
None.
Hark
disk(s)
diagnosis
fail
(a
diagnostic
routine
has
failed)
1.
Run
Configuration/Setup
2.
Battery
3.
System
board
Keyboard
error
or
no
keyboard
present
(cannot
initialize
keyboard)
1.
Reattach
keyboard
2.
Ensure
no
keys
are
pressed
during
POST
3.
To
configure
system
to
run
without
a
keyboard,
set
error
halt
condition
in
Setup
to
HALT
ON
ALL,
BUT
KEYBOARD.
BIOS
will
then
ignore
missing
keyboard
during
POST.
Keyboard
is
locked
out
--
Unlock
the
key
(key(s)
pressed
during
keyboard
tests)
1.
Ensure
no
keys
are
pressed
during
POST
2.
Clear
keyboard
of
any
object
resting
on
it
Memory
Test:
(countdown
as
memory
areas
are
tested)
1.
Informational
only;
no
action
necessary.
2.
Memory
test
fail
(POST
detected
an
error
during
memory
testing)
1.
Note
additional
information
about
specific
error
that
appears
on
the
screen
2.
DIMM
Override
enabled
--
Defaults
loaded
(system
cannot
boot
using
current
CMOS
configuration;
BIOS
has
overridden
configuration
and
defaulted
to
minimal-performance
system
operations)
1.
Run
Configuration/Setup
2.
Battery
3.
System
board
Primary
master
hard
disk
fail
(error
detected
in
primary
master
IDE
hard
drive)
1.
Replace
primary
master
hard
drive
2.
System
board
Primary
slave
hard
disk
fail
(error
detected
in
primary
slave
IDE
hard
drive)
1.
Replace
primary
slave
hard
drive
2.
System
board
Secondary
master
hard
disk
fail
(error
detected
in
secondary
master
IDE
hard
drive)
1.
Replace
secondary
master
hard
drive
2.
System
board
Secondary
slave
hard
disk
fail
(error
detected
in
secondary
slave
IDE
hard
drive)
1.
Replace
secondary
slave
hard
drive
2.
System
board
96
xSeries
200
Type
8479
and
xSeries
200VL
Type
8481:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual