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screen of your operating system or application program will appear. (For further information on using passwords, refer to "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 19.) If Power On Status is Enabled and POST detects a problem, you will hear multiple beeps or no beep. In most cases, an error code appears in the top left corner of the screen, and in some cases a description of the error is displayed beside the code. (Note that the screen will sometimes display multiple error codes and descriptions.) For more information about what caused an error message to appear and what action to take, refer to "Solving POST Error Message Problems" on page 53 and "Symptom-to-FRU index" on page 142. If you hear no beep at all during POST, go to "General Checkout" on page 5. Types of Error Messages Error messages that appear on the screen might be text, numeric, or both. There are several types of error messages: POST error messages: These messages appear when POST finds problems with the hardware during startup or when a change in the hardware configuration is found. POST error messages are 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, or 12-character alphanumeric messages and include brief explanations (except I999XXXX errors). For more information about what caused an error message to appear and what action to take, refer to "Solving POST Error Message Problems" on page 53 and "Symptom-to-FRU index" on page 142. Errors Specific to the Integrated Ethernet Subsystem: If a failure Ethernet error condition occurs after the Ethernet controller is initialized, an error message appears on the screen. The two most common error types are RPL-related error messages and DHCP-related error messages. For example: RPL-ROM-ERR: 1 5 The Integrated Ethernet failed the loopback test E62: Cannot initialize controller. If you experience any error related to the integrated Ethernet subsystem, record the error message, and tell your network administrator about the problem. SCSI error messages: These messages appear if a problem or conflict is detected by the Adaptec SCSI subsystem. Refer to the SCSI documentation that comes with your computer for information about these messages. Netfinity 8655 - Type 8655 9