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Table 5-2. Advanced Diagnostics Error Codes Continued

Error

 

Recommended

Code

Description

Action

-xx

 

The following steps apply to error codes 1700-xx

 

 

through 1799-xx:

45

Failed to get drive parameters

 

 

from ROM.

1. Run SETUP.

 

 

2. Check the switch settings and jumper positions on the

46

Invalid drive parameters found

controller board and retest (see Chapter 8).

 

in ROM.

 

3. Replace the fixed disk drive signal and power cables

 

 

47

Failed to park heads.

and retest.

48

Failed to move disk table to RAM.

4. Replace the controller board and retest.

 

 

5. Replace the fixed disk drive and retest.

49

Failed to read media in file write test.

6. Replace the system board and retest.

 

 

50

Failed file I/O write test.

 

51

Failed file I/O read test.

 

 

 

 

52

Failed file I/O compare test.

 

 

 

 

53

Failed drive/head register test.

 

 

 

 

54

Failed digital input register test.

 

55

Failed cylinder 1.

 

 

 

 

56

Fixed disk drive controller RAM diag-

 

 

nostics failed.

 

57

Fixed disk drive controller to drive

 

 

test failed.

 

58

Failed to write sector buffer.

 

59

Failed to read sector buffer.

 

 

 

 

60

Failed to compare sector buffer.

 

 

 

 

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