IBM 5000 manual Serial Bus, Port

Troubleshooting

Parallel	Port	Problems		Action
The	number of		parallel Verify		that:
ports displayed				is less	port is	assigned a		unique	address.
than	the	number		1. Each
				of
parallel		ports	installed.2. The		parallel-port		adapter,	if you installed		one, is seated p
				If the	problem	still	exists,	have	the system	serviced.

Serial Port

Problems

Action

The number of serial Verify that:

ports

displayed

is less

port

is

assigned a

unique

address

by

the

Configuration/

than

the

1. Each

number of serial

serial

ports

are

disabled.

ports

installed.

Utility program and none of the

Note: The management

C

connector

is the

same

as a

serial

port

connector, but it is used

only by

the

integrated

system-management processor and is

not

available

for

use b

the operating system. This port does not appear in the

Configuration/Setup utility program menus; it can be

configured

using

Netfinity

Manager.

2. The

serial-port adapter, if you installed one, is

seated pro

If the

problem

still

exists,

have

the

system

serviced.

A serial

device

does Verifynot

that:

work.

1. The device is designed for the server. See the “Getting He

Information”

section Serverof thisLibraryfor

the

2. The

serial port is enabled and

is

assigned

a

unique

addres

3. Make

sure

that

the

device is

not

connected

to

the

management

C.

Note: The management C connector is the same as a serial port connector, but it is used only by the integrated system-management processor and is not available for use b the operating system. This port does not appear in the Configuration/Setup Utility program menus; it can be configured using Netfinity Manager.

Universal

Serial Bus

(USB)

Port

Problems

Action

The number of serial Verify that:

buses

displayed

is

less

bus

is assigned

a

unique

address.

than

the

number

of

1. Each

serial

serial-port adapter,

if you

installed

one, is

seated pro

buses

installed.

2. The

If the

items

above are

correct,

have the

system

serviced.

A USB device does notVerify that: work.

1.You are not trying to use a USB device during POST if you standard (non-USB) keyboard attached to the keyboard port.

Note: If a	standard (non-USB) keyboard is	attached to the k
port,	then the USB is disabled and	no USB device will
during	POST.

2.	The	correct USB device driver is installed.
3.	Your	operating system supports USB devices.
If	the	problem still exists, have the system serviced.

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