IBM 2179, 6643 Hard disk drive boot error, Message, Failure Found, Recommended Actions, Cause

Message	Failure Found	Recommended Actions
2xx-1y	A memory error was	Replace the SIMM in the
(For SIMMs)	detected in SIMM socket Y	socket identified by the last
		digit of the error code.
		Re-run the Test
		If the same error code occurs
		again, replace the system
		board.
2xx-2y	A memory error was	Replace the DIMM/RIMM in
(for DIMMs/RIMMs)	detected in DIMM/RIMM	the socket identified by the
	pair socket Y	last digit of the error code.
		Re-run the Test
		If the same error code occurs
		again, replace the memory
		board
		or
		where memory is on the
		processor card, replace the
		processor card.
Corrupt BIOS	Information in BIOS is not as	Reflash the BIOS.
	expected.	Perform boot block recovery.
	Not able to find expected	Replace the system board.
	DMI information from BIOS.
	Memory control chipset
	vendor ID does not match
	expected value.
Test aborted by user.	User stopped test.	Restart test.
Note:

″Y″ is the SIMM/DIMM/RIMM socket number. Use the System Board memory section to reference the memory sockets.

Hard disk drive boot error

A hard disk drive boot error (error code 1962 can be caused by the following:

Cause	Action
The start-up drive is not in the boot	Check the configuration and ensure the
sequence in configuration.	start-up drive is in the boot sequence.
No operating system installed on the boot	Install an operating system on the boot
drive.	drive.
The boot sector on the start-up drive is	The drive must be formatted, do the
corrupted.	following:
	1.	Attempt to access and recover (back-up)
		the failing hard disk drive.
	2.	Using the operating systems programs,
		format the hard disk drive.
	3.	Go to “Preparing the hard disk drive for
		use” on page 12.
The drive is defective.	Replace the hard disk drive.

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