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The system | stops | If | information | on | the | monitor | suggests a PCI problem (the system | |||||||
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1.Restart the server Alt+F1and presswhen thePress F1 for Configuration/Setup andPress F2 for Diagnostics messages
appear. This will bypass PCI initialization (except video) and directly to the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
2.Disable the defective PCI adapter. This should enable the s complete a normal startup.
3.Restart the server.
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3.Ensure that the SCSI buses and devices are configured corre that the last external device in the external SCSI bus is te correctly. See “SCSI Devices” on page 58.
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2.If your server contains two microprocessors, remove the star microprocessor and restart the server. If the server starts replace the old startup microprocessor.
3.Replace the startup microprocessor. Restart the server.
If the problem still exists, have the system serviced.
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