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v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. v See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD to determine which components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU). v If an action step is preceded by "(Trained service technician only)," that step must be performed only by a trained service technician. Lit light path diagnostics LED with the system-error or information LED also lit Description Action PCI BUS A PCI adapter has failed. 1. See the BMC log or the system-error log (see the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD). 2. Reseat the failing adapter. 3. Replace the following components one at a time, in the order shown, restarting the server each time: a. Failing adapter b. (Trained service technician only) System board NMI A hardware error has been reported 1. See the BMC log and the system-error log (see to the operating system. the Problem Determination and Service Guide on Note: The PCI or MEM LED might the IBM System x Documentation CD). also be lit. 2. If the PCI LED is lit, follow the instructions for that LED. 3. If the MEM LED is lit, follow the instructions for that LED. 4. Restart the server. 94 IBM System x3500 Type 7977: Installation Guide

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v
Follow
the
suggested
actions
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
listed
in
the
Action
column
until
the
problem
is
solved.
v
See
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD
to
determine
which
components
are
customer
replaceable
units
(CRU)
and
which
components
are
field
replaceable
units
(FRU).
v
If
an
action
step
is
preceded
by
“(Trained
service
technician
only),”
that
step
must
be
performed
only
by
a
trained
service
technician.
Lit
light
path
diagnostics
LED
with
the
system-error
or
information
LED
also
lit
Description
Action
PCI
BUS
A
PCI
adapter
has
failed.
1.
See
the
BMC
log
or
the
system-error
log
(see
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD).
2.
Reseat
the
failing
adapter.
3.
Replace
the
following
components
one
at
a
time,
in
the
order
shown,
restarting
the
server
each
time:
a.
Failing
adapter
b.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
System
board
NMI
A
hardware
error
has
been
reported
to
the
operating
system.
Note:
The
PCI
or
MEM
LED
might
also
be
lit.
1.
See
the
BMC
log
and
the
system-error
log
(see
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD).
2.
If
the
PCI
LED
is
lit,
follow
the
instructions
for
that
LED.
3.
If
the
MEM
LED
is
lit,
follow
the
instructions
for
that
LED.
4.
Restart
the
server.
94
IBM
System
x3500
Type
7977:
Installation
Guide