IBM 5000 manual Controller Problem

Troubleshooting

Controller	Problem	Action
The Ethernet		stopped	Check the		following:
working	when	another	Ÿ Make sure that the			cable	is connected	to the Ethernet.
adapter was		added to
			the			PCI	system BIOS is	current.
server.			Ÿ	Make sure that your
			Ÿ	Reseat	the adapter	(see “Working with		Adapters” on page 4

ŸDetermine if the interrupt (IRQ) setting assigned to the adapter is also assigned to another device in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Although interrupt sharing is allowed for PCI devices, some devices do not function well when they share an interrupt dissimilar PCI device. Try changing the IRQ assigned to the Ethernet adapter or the other device. (See “Resolving Configuration Conflicts” on page 152.)

If

the

problem

still

exists,

have

the

system

serviced.

The Ethernet stopped

Check

the

following:

working without apparent

Ÿ

Run

diagnostics for

the Ethernet

controller.

cause.

Ÿ

Try

a

different connector

on

the hub.

Ÿ Reinstall the

device

drivers

(see

your operating-system

documentation and your ServerGuide instructions, if you used

ServerGuide to

install

your

operating

system).

If

the

problem

still

exists,

have

the

system

serviced.

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