IBM 5000 manual POST Messages, down

POST Messages

POST Message

Description

1962

No valid

startup

devices

were

found. The

system

cannot

find

the

startup

d

operating

system.

Action:

Be sure

that

the

drive

you

want

to

start from is

in

the

startup

1. Selectart

Options

from

the

Configuration/Setup

utility

program main

menu.

If

you

are

unable

to

set

the

startup sequence,

have

the

system

ser

2. Check

the

list

of

startup Startupdevicesdevice in

thedata

fields. Is

the

drive

you

want

to

start

from

in

the startup

sequence?

Yes Exit

from this screen; thenExit Setupselecto exit the

Configuration/Setup

menu. Go

to

step

3.

No

Follow

the

instructions

on

the screen to add the drive;

then

save

changes

and

exit

the

Configuration/Setup

menu. Restart

the

server.

3. Is

an

operating

system

installed?

Yes

Turn

off

the

server. Go

to

step 4.

No

Install the operating system in your server; follow your operating s

instructions

to

shut

down

and

restart the

Netfinity

5000

server.

4. During

server

startup,

watch

for messages

indicating a

hardware

proble

If

the

same

error

message appears, have the system

serviced.

2400

An

error

occurred

during

the video

controller

(on

the

system

board)

test.

can

be

caused by

a failing monitor, a failing system board,

or, if a v

installed, a failing video adapter.

Action:

Verify

that

the monitor is connected correctly to the video connec

monitor

is

connected

correctly, have the system serviced.

2462

A

video

memory

configuration

error

occurred.

Action:

1.Make sure that the monitor cables are correctly and securely connecte server.

2.If the problem persists, have the system serviced.

5962 An IDE CD-ROM configuration error occurred.

Action: Check the signal and power cable connections to the CD-ROM drive. See “System Board Connectors” on page 169 for the locations of the cable connec on the system board.

If the problem persists, have the system serviced.

8603

An error

occurred during

the

mouse

(pointing device) and mouse (pointing de

controller

test. This

error

can

be

caused by the addition

or removal

of

by

a

failing system

board.

Note:

This

error

also

can

occur

if

electrical

power

was lost

for

a

very

and

then restored. In this case, turn

off the

server

for

at

least

and

then,

turn

it

back

on.

Action: Ensure that the keyboard and mouse (pointing device) are attached correct connectors. If they are connected correctly, use the following pr

1.Turn off the server.

2.Disconnect the mouse from the server.

3.Turn on the server.

If	the POST error message does not reappear, the mouse is probably fai
the	documentation that comes	with the mouse	for additional testing informat
the	problem remains, have the	mouse (pointing	device) serviced.

If the POST error message reappears, run the diagnostic tests to isolate problem. If the diagnostic tests do not find a problem and the POST erro remains, have the system serviced.

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