Table 2. Abbreviated list of POST error codes (continued)

vFollow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved.

vSee the parts listing in the Problem Determination and Service Guide to determine which components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).

vIf an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a trained service technician.

Error code

Description

Action

 

 

 

 

178x

Fixed disk error.

1. Run the hard disk drive

 

Note: x is the drive that has the

 

 

diagnostic tests on drive x (see

 

error.

 

 

 

“Running the diagnostic

 

 

 

 

 

 

programs” in the Problem

 

 

 

Determination and Service

 

 

 

Guide on the IBM xSeries

 

 

 

Documentation CD).

 

 

2.

Reseat the following

 

 

 

components, depending on the

 

 

 

server model:

 

 

 

v Hot-swap models:

 

 

 

a. Hard disk drive x

 

 

 

b. Mini-PCI-X adapter cable

 

 

 

c. Mini-PCI-X adapter

 

 

 

d. PCI-X expansion card

 

 

 

v Simple-swap models:

 

 

 

a. Hard disk drive x

 

 

 

b. Hard disk drive x cable

 

 

 

v Non-hot-swap models: hard

 

 

 

disk drive x cable

 

 

3.

Replace the following

 

 

 

components one at a time,

 

 

 

depending on the server

 

 

 

model, in the order shown,

 

 

 

restarting the server each time:

 

 

 

v Hot-swap models:

 

 

 

a. Hard disk drive x

 

 

 

b. Mini-PCI-X adapter cable

 

 

 

c. SAS backplane

 

 

 

d. Mini-PCI-X adapter

 

 

 

e. PCI-X expansion card

 

 

 

v Simple-swap and

 

 

 

non-hot-swap models:

 

 

 

a. Hard disk drive x

 

 

 

b. Hard disk drive x cable

 

 

4.

(Trained service technician

 

 

 

only) Replace the system

 

 

 

board.

 

 

 

 

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