IBM Type 7977 POST error codes, See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System

One beep

POST was completed successfully without detecting any errors.

Other beep codes

See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x

Documentation CD for information about other beep codes.

POST error codes

The following table provides an abbreviated list of the error messages that might appear during POST. See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD for more information about the POST error messages. To check for updated technical information, complete the following steps.

Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1.Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2.Under Product support, click System x.

3.Under Popular links, click Publications lookup .

4.From the Product family menu, select System 7977 and click Continue.

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

vSee the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD 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
062	Three consecutive boot failures using the	1.	Flash the system firmware to the latest level (see
	default configuration.
			the Problem Determination and Service Guide on
			the IBM System x Documentation CD).
		2.	(Trained service technician only) Replace the
			system board.
101	Tick timer internal interrupt, internal timer	(Trained service technician only) Replace the system
	channel 2.	board.
102	Internal timer channel 2 test failure	(Trained service technician only) Replace the system
		board.
151	Real-time clock error.	1.	Reseat the battery.
		2.	Clear CMOS memory. See the Problem
			Determination and Service Guide on the IBM
			System x Documentation CD for information
			about how to clear CMOS memory.
		3.	Replace the following components, one at a time,
			in the order shown, restarting the server each
			time:
			a. Battery
			b. (Trained service technician only) System
			board

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