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Faulty diskette, faulty or improperly connected diskette/tape drive interface cable, or loose power cable Check the diskette/tape drive interface cable and power cable connections to the drive. See Chapter 9, "Installing Drives in the External Bays." Replace the diskette-drive interface cable. Faulty diskette/tape drive controller (defective system board) Replace the system board. See Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining technical assistance. Diskette write-protect feature activated Move the write-protect tab on the diskette. Diskette missing from or improperly inserted in diskette drive Reinsert or replace the diskette. Embedded server management memory may be temporarily corrupted Shut down the system to clear the memory, and then restart the system. If the problem persists, see Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining technical assistance. Faulty keyboard controller (defective system board) Replace the system board. See Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining technical assistance. Operating system corrupted or not installed properly Reinstall the operating system. Incorrect configuration settings in System Setup program, improperly connected hard-disk drive, faulty hard-disk drive controller subsystem (defective system board), or loose power cable Check the hard-disk drive configuration settings in the System Setup program. See Chapter 4, "Using the System Setup Program," in the User's Guide for instructions. Reinstall the hard-disk drive. Check the interface cable and power cable connections to the backplane board. See Chapter 10, "Installing Hard-Disk Drives." NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviations and acronyms list that precedes the Index. Messages and Codes 3-3

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Messages and Codes
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IDLOXUH
Faulty diskette, faulty or
improperly connected
diskette/tape drive inter-
face cable, or loose
power cable
Check the diskette/tape drive
interface cable and power
cable connections to the drive.
See Chapter 9, “Installing
Drives in the External Bays.”
Replace the diskette-drive
interface cable.
’LVNHWWH±VXEµ
V\VWHP±UHVHW±
IDLOHG
Faulty diskette/tape drive
controller (defective sys-
tem board)
Replace the system board.
See Chapter 11, “Getting
Help,” for instructions on
obtaining technical assistance.
’LVNHWWH±ZULWH±
SURWHFWHG
Diskette write-protect
feature activated
Move the write-protect tab on
the diskette.
’ULYH±QRW±UHDG\
Diskette missing from or
improperly inserted in
diskette drive
Reinsert or replace the
diskette.
(PEHGGHG±VHUYHU±
PDQDJHPHQW±
HUURU
(PEHGGHG±VHUYHU±
PDQDJHPHQW±LV±
QRW±SUHVHQW
Embedded server man-
agement memory may
be temporarily corrupted
Shut down the system to clear
the memory, and then restart
the system. If the problem
persists, see Chapter 11,
“Getting Help,” for instruc-
tions on obtaining technical
assistance.
*DWH±$º¸±
IDLOXUH
Faulty keyboard control-
ler (defective system
board)
Replace the system board.
See Chapter 11, “Getting
Help,” for instructions on
obtaining technical assistance.
*HQHUDO±IDLOXUH
Operating system cor-
rupted or not installed
properly
Reinstall the operating
system.
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FRQWUROOHU±
IDLOXUH
+DUG±GLVN±GULYH±
UHDG±IDLOXUH
+DUG±GLVN±
IDLOXUH
Incorrect configuration
settings in System Setup
program, improperly
connected hard-disk
drive, faulty hard-disk
drive controller
subsystem (defective
system board), or loose
power cable
Check the hard-disk drive
configuration settings in the
System Setup program. See
Chapter 4, “Using the System
Setup Program,” in the
User’s
Guide
for instructions. Rein-
stall the hard-disk drive. Check
the interface cable and power
cable connections to the back-
plane board. See Chapter 10,
“Installing Hard-Disk Drives.”
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NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviations and
acronyms list that precedes the Index.