Chapter 5 Troubleshooting the System Hardware

 

 

 

 

 

Power-On Self Test (POST)

 

Table 5-11

POST Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Beep Codes (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity

 

Beeps

Possible Cause

Recommended Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Power LED flashes two

2

Processor thermal

1.

Ensure that the computer air

times, once every second,

 

protection activated: A fan

 

vents are not blocked and

followed by a 2-second

 

may be blocked or not

 

the processor cooling fan is

pause. Beeps stop after fifth

 

turning or the heatsink/fan

 

running.

iteration but LEDs continue

 

assembly is not properly

2.

Open hood, press power

until problem is solved.

 

attached to the processor.

 

 

button, and see if the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

processor fan spins. If the

 

 

 

 

 

processor fan is not

 

 

 

 

 

spinning, make sure that the

 

 

 

 

 

fan’s cable is plugged onto

 

 

 

 

 

the system board header.

 

 

 

 

3.

If the fan is plugged in, but it

 

 

 

 

 

is not spinning, the fan

 

 

 

 

 

assembly is faulty.

 

 

 

 

4.

Contact Cisco TAC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Power LED flashes

3

Processor not installed (not

1.

Check to see that the

three times, once every

 

an indicator of bad

 

processor is present.

second, followed by a

 

processor).

2.

Reseat the processor.

2-second pause. Beeps stop

 

 

 

 

3.

Contact Cisco TAC.

after fifth iteration but LEDs

 

 

continue until problem is

 

 

 

 

 

solved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Wide Area Virtualization Engine 274 and 474 Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

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