POST Messages

POST Message

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176

A

security

hardware

error

occurred.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

177

Action:

Check

for

indications

that

someone

has

tampered

with

 

the

server. I

178

 

one

has tampered with the server, have

the

system serviced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

184

The

power-on password information stored

in

your

server

has

 

been

removed.

 

Action:

From the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

main Systemmenu,

select

 

 

 

Security. Then,

follow the instructions on the

screen. For

information

about

usi

 

the

Configuration/Setup

utility programs, see

“Using the

Configuration/Setup

U

 

on

page 22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If this information cannot be restored, have the system serviced.

185

A

power failure

damaged the

stored

information about the

drive-startup

se

 

Action:

From the

Configuration/Setup Utility program

main Startmenu,

select

 

 

Options

; then, follow the instructions on the screen. For information about

u

 

the

Configuration/Setup utility

programs,

see “Using

the Configuration/Setup

U

 

on

page 22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If this information cannot be restored, have the system serviced.

186A system board or hardware error occurred. Action: Have the system serviced.

187The VPD serial number is not set.

Action: The system serial number is set in the VPD EEPROM at the time of

manufacturing. If

the

system board has been

replaced,

the

system serial

will be invalid and should be set. From the

main

menu of

the

Configuration/S

Utility

program, SystemselectInformation

,

then selectProduct

Data

. If

the

 

problem

persists,

have

the

system

serviced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188A vital product data (VPD) error occurred. Action: Have the system serviced.

189An attempt has been made to access the server with invalid passwords. Aft incorrect attempts, the server locks up; that is, the logon data fields a available to the user.

201

An

error occurred during the memory controller test. This error can be ca

 

Ÿ

Incorrectly installed memory

 

 

Ÿ

A

failing

memory

module

 

 

Ÿ

A

processor-board

problem

 

 

Ÿ A system board problem

 

 

Action:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. If

you

just

installed memory,

see “Installing or Removing Memory Modules”

 

 

page 54 to verify that the new

memory is correct for your server. Ve

 

 

memory

modules

are installed and

seated correctly.

2.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 the

DIMM Error LEDS next to

the memory sockets on the system

board

(see

“System Board LEDs”

on

page 168). If

a

DIMM

Error LED

is

on,

run

the

diagnostic

program

for

the

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ If the tests fail,

replace the DIMM. If the problem

persists

aft

the

DIMM,

have

the system

serviced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ If

the memory

tests

do

not fail,

have the

system

serviced.

 

3. If

no

error

LED

is

on,

the error logs in the Configuration/Setup Utilit

might

provide

additional

information

on

the

memory

error.

 

 

 

 

If the problem persists, have the system serviced.

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