IBM 8490, 8485 manual Hard disk drive cable

Table 2. Abbreviated list of POST error codes (continued)

vFollow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved.

vSee the parts listing in the Problem Determination and Service Guide to determine which components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).

vIf an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a trained service technician.

Error code	Description	Action
1962	A drive does not contain a valid	1. Make sure that a bootable
	boot sector.
		operating system is installed.
		2. Run the hard disk drive
		diagnostic tests (see “Running
		the diagnostic programs” in the
		Problem Determination and
		Service Guide on the IBM
		xSeries Documentation CD).
		3. Reseat the following
		components, depending on the
		server model:
		v Hot-swap models:
		a.	Hard disk drive
		b. Mini-PCI-X adapter cable
		c. Mini-PCI-X adapter
		d. PCI-X expansion card
		v Simple-swap models:
		a.	Hard disk drive
		b. Hard disk drive cable

v Non-hot-swap models: hard disk drive cable

4. Replace the following components one at a time, depending on the server model, in the order shown, restarting the server each time:

v Hot-swap models:

a. Hard disk drive

b. Mini-PCI-X adapter cable

c. SAS backplane

d. Mini-PCI-X adapter

e. PCI-X expansion card

v Simple-swap and non-hot-swap models:

a. Hard disk drive

b. Hard disk drive cable

5. (Trained service technician only) Replace the system board.

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