IBM A40 TYPE 6840, A40I TYPE 2271, A40P TYPE 6841 manual Hard disk drive boot error

Error	FRU/Action
2xx-2y	Replace the DIMM/RIMM in the socket
A memory error was detected in	identified by the last digit of the error code.
DIMM/RIMM socket Y	Re-run the test.
	If the same error code occurs again, replace
	the system board or where memory is on
	the processor card, replace the processor
	card.
Corrupt BIOS	Reflash the BIOS.
Information in BIOS is not as expected.	Perform boot block recovery.
Not able to find expected DMI information	Replace the system board.
from BIOS.
Memory controller chipset vendor ID does
not match expected value.
Test aborted by user	Restart test.

Note: Y is the SIMM/DIMM/RIMM socket number. Use the System Board Layout section in the latest Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) to reference the memory sockets.

Hard disk drive boot error

A hard disk drive boot error (error codes 1962 and I999030X) can have the following causes.

Error	FRU/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 13.
The drive is defective.	Replace the hard disk drive.

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