IBM 8478 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 118

Configuration/Setup

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General FRU/Action Diskette drive in-use light stays on, or the system bypasses the diskette drive, or the diskette drive does not work. 1. If there is a diskette in the drive, verify that: a. The diskette drive is enabled in the Configuration/Setup utility program. b. The diskette is good and not damaged. (Try another diskette if you have one.) c. The diskette is inserted correctly in the drive. d. The diskette contains the necessary files to start the server. e. The software program is OK. f. Cable is installed correctly (proper orientation) 2. Run Diskette Drive Diagnostics. 3. Cable 4. Diskette Drive 5. System Board Monitor problems 1. Monitor (general). Some 2. Run Video Diagnostics. If diagnostics pass, IBM monitors the problem may be a video driver. have their own self-tests. If you 3. Display Adapter / System Board suspect a problem with the monitor, refer to the information that comes with the monitor for adjusting and testing instructions. System Error and DIMM X LED on 1. Replace DIMM X System Error and CPU X LED on 1. Replace CPU X Setup Netfinity Setup and Installation CD won't start. Action v Be sure the server is supported; all Netfinity servers 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. 108 Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 200

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General
FRU/Action
Diskette
drive
in-use
light
stays
on,
or
the
system
bypasses
the
diskette
drive,
or
the
diskette
drive
does
not
work.
1.
If
there
is
a
diskette
in
the
drive,
verify
that:
a.
The
diskette
drive
is
enabled
in
the
Configuration/Setup
utility
program.
b.
The
diskette
is
good
and
not
damaged.
(Try
another
diskette
if
you
have
one.)
c.
The
diskette
is
inserted
correctly
in
the
drive.
d.
The
diskette
contains
the
necessary
files
to
start
the
server.
e.
The
software
program
is
OK.
f.
Cable
is
installed
correctly
(proper
orientation)
2.
Run
Diskette
Drive
Diagnostics.
3.
Cable
4.
Diskette
Drive
5.
System
Board
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
System
Error
and
DIMM
X
LED
on
1.
Replace
DIMM
X
System
Error
and
CPU
X
LED
on
1.
Replace
CPU
X
Setup
Action
Netfinity
Setup
and
Installation
CD
won’t
start.
v
Be
sure
the
server
is
supported;
all
Netfinity
servers
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.
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Hardware
Maintenance
Manual:
xSeries
200