POST Messages

POST Message

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

161

The

real-time

 

clock

battery

has

failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action: Have the system serviced or replace the battery yourself. For

 

information, see

“Replacing

the

Battery” on page 159 and “Lithium Battery

 

on

page ixbefore

 

you

attempt

to

change

the

battery.

 

 

 

 

 

You can use the server until you replace the battery. However, you m

 

Configuration/Setup

utility

programs

and

set the time and date and other

 

settings

each

time

you

 

turn

on

the

server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

162

A

change

in

device configuration occurred. This error occurs under one

 

the

following

 

conditions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

A

new

device

has

been

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

A

device

 

has

been

moved

to

a

different

location

or

cable connectio

 

Ÿ

A

device

 

has

been

removed

or

 

disconnected

from

a

cable.

 

Ÿ

A

device

 

is

failing

and

 

is

no

 

longer recognized

by

the server as

 

Ÿ

An

external

device

is

not

turned

on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

An

invalid

checksum

is

 

detected

in

the

battery-backed

memory.

Action: Verify that all external devices are turned on. You must turn on devices before turning on the server.

If you did not add, remove, or change the location of a device, a failing. Running the diagnostic test programs might isolate the failing de you must have the system serviced.

163

The

time

of day has not

been set.

 

 

 

 

 

Action:

Set

the

correct

date and time. If the date and time

are set

 

saved, but

the

163

error

message

reappears,

have

the system

serviced

 

The

server

can

 

be

used

until

the

system is serviced, but any

applica

 

that

use

the

date

and

time

will be affected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

164

A change

in

the

memory

configuration

occurred. This

message might

appear

 

you

add

or

remove

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

The

server

can

be

used

with

decreased

memory capacity.

 

 

Action:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.If POST error message 289 also occurred, follow the instructions for message first.

2.If you have installed or removed memory, run the Configuration/Setup program; then, exit, saving the new configuration settings. For informati about using the Configuration/Setup utility programs, see “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility” on page 22.

If the message appears again, shut down the Netfinity 5000 server, r memory modules, and restart the Netfinity 5000 server.

3.If the problem persists, check to see if the system has isolated memory module:

Ÿ If the System Error

LED on

the information

LED panel

is

on,

check t

DIMM Error LEDS next to

the memory sockets on the system

board

(s

“System Board LEDs”

on

page 168). If a DIMM

Error LED

is

on,

run

th

diagnostic program

for

the

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

– If the tests fail, replace the DIMM. If the problem persists replace the DIMM, have the system serviced.

– If the memory tests do not fail, have the system serviced.

ŸIf no error LED is on, the error logs in the Configuration/Setup U

program might provide additional information on the memory error.

If the problem persists, have the system serviced.

175A vital product data (VPD) error occurred. Action: Have the system serviced.

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