Error Messages

Symptom/Error

FRU/Action

in Sequence

 

 

Device

 

1.

Load Setup Defaults in BIOS Setup

Address

Con-

Utility.

 

 

flict

 

 

2.

Backup

battery

(RTC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation

1.

Load

Setup Defaults in BIOS Setup

Error

for:

Utility.

 

 

device

 

2.

Backup

battery

(RTC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failing

 

Bits:

1.

DIMM

 

 

 

nnnn

 

 

2.

BIOS ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invalid

 

1.

BIOS ROM

 

 

System

Con-

2.

System board

 

 

figuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O

device

1.

Load

Setup Defaults in BIOS Setup

IRQ

conflict

Utility.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Backup

battery

(RTC)

 

 

 

3.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

1.

Enter BIOS Setup Utility and see if

system

not

the

hard disk

drive and diskette drive

found

 

 

A:

are

properly

identified.

2.Diskette drive (FDD ASM)

3.Hard disk drive

4.System board

Critical

Save your work; then connect the AC

battery low

Adapter to the computer to recharge the

 

battery.

No

Beep

Symptoms

 

 

 

Symptom/Error

 

 

FRU/Action in Sequence

 

 

 

 

No beep, power-on

Ÿ Ensure every connector is

indicator

on,

LCD

 

connected tightly and cor-

blank,

no

POST

 

 

rectly.

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

DIMM

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Reseat CPU card.

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

CPU card

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

beep,

power-on

Ÿ

Battery ASM

indicator

off, LCD

Ÿ

AC Adapter

blank

during

POST

Ÿ

DC-DC & BATT board ASM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

beep,

power-on

Ÿ

Reseat DIMM.

indicator

on,

LCD

Ÿ

CPU card

blank

during

POST

Ÿ

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM 390E manual Error Messages, Symptoms, FRU/Action in Sequence