POST Error Code

FRU/Action

 

 

 

200XX

1.

Image Adapter/A

Not listed above

2.

Image-I Adapter/A

 

 

3.

Memory Module DRAM, VRAM

 

4.

System Board

 

5.

Riser card

 

 

 

20101 to 20103

1.

Printer/Scanner Option

 

 

2.

Image Adapter/A

 

3.

Memory Module DRAM, VRAM

 

 

 

20104

1.

Memory Module DRAM, VRAM

 

 

2.

Printer/Scanner Option

 

3.

Image Adapter/A

 

 

 

20105 to 20110

1.

Printer/Scanner Option

 

 

2.

Image Adapter/A

 

3.

Memory Module DRAM, VRAM

 

 

 

Image Adapter/A

1.

Replace memory module (shown in

Memory Test failure indicated by graphic of

 

graphic)

adapter

 

 

 

 

 

 

206XX

1.

SCSI-2 Adapter

 

 

2.

Any SCSI Device

 

3.

System Board

 

4.

Riser card

 

 

 

208XX

1.

Any SCSI Device

Verify there are no duplicate SCSI ID

 

 

settings on the same bus.

 

 

 

 

 

210XXXX

1.

SCSI Hard Disk Drive

Internal bus, size unknown

2.

SCSI Adapter or System Board

210XXX1

3.

SCSI Cable

External bus, size unknown

 

4.

SCSI ID Switch (on some models)

 

 

 

Tape Drive amber LED remains on

1.

Tape Drive

 

 

2.

SCSI Cable (internal)

 

3.

SCSI Adapter or System Board

 

 

 

Tape Drive green ″in use″ LED fails to come

1.

Tape Drive

on

2.

SCSI Adapter or System Board

 

 

3.

SCSI Cable (internal)

 

4.

SCSI Cable (external)

 

 

 

Tape automatically ejected from drive

1.

Tape Cassette

 

 

 

Drive

 

 

 

SCSI ID on rotary switch does not match

1.

Rotary Switch Circuit Board

SCSI ID set in configuration. Verify drive

2.

Circuit Board Cable

switches inside cover are set to zero

3.

Tape Drive

 

 

 

 

Tape sticks or breaks in drive.

1.

Tape Cassette

Verify that the tapes used meet ANSI

 

 

standard X3B5

 

 

 

 

 

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