IBM 6000R Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 180

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General Monitor problems (general). Some IBM monitors have their own self-tests. If you suspect a problem with the monitor, refer to the information that comes with the monitor for adjusting and testing instructions. FRU/Action 1. Monitor 2. Run Video Diagnostics. If diagnostics pass, the problem may be a video driver. 3. Display Adapter / System Board Setup Action Netfinity Setup and Installation CD won't start. • Be sure the server is supported; all Netfinity servers with a startable (bootable) CD-ROM drive are supported. • If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been altered, be sure the CD-ROM is first in the boot sequence. • 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. • Be sure there are no duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ assignments. • 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 Netfinity 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. 168 Netfinity 6000R Type 8682 Models 1RY, 2RY

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Netfinity 6000R Type 8682 Models 1RY, 2RY
Monitor problems
(general).
Some
IBM monitors have
their own self-tests.
If you suspect a
problem with the
monitor, refer to the
information that
comes with the
monitor for adjusting
and testing
instructions.
1.
Monitor
2.
Run Video Diagnostics.
If
diagnostics pass, the
problem may be a video
driver.
3.
Display Adapter / System
Board
Setup
Action
Netfinity Setup and
Installation CD won’t
start.
Be sure the server is
supported; all Netfinity
servers with a startable
(bootable) CD-ROM drive are
supported.
If the startup (boot) sequence
settings have been altered,
be sure the CD-ROM is first
in the boot sequence.
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.
Be sure there are no
duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ
assignments.
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
Netfinity 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.
General
FRU/Action