Lenovo 6528, 6523, 6524, 6530, 6525, 6522, 6526, 6529 manual Microprocessor problems

Microprocessor problems

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 Hardware Maintenance Manual to determine which components are customer replaceable units (CRUs) and which components are field replaceable units (FRUs).

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

Symptom	Action
The server emits a continuous	1.	Correct any errors that are indicated by the system board LEDs (see
beep during POST, indicating
		“System-board LEDs” on page 22).
that the startup (boot)
	2.	Make sure that the server supports all the microprocessors and that the
microprocessor is not working
		microprocessors match in speed and cache size.
correctly.
	3.	(Trained service technician only) Reseat microprocessor 1.
	4.	(Trained service technician only) If there is no indication of which
		microprocessor has failed, isolate the error by testing with one microprocessor
		at a time.
	5.	Replace the following components one at a time, in the order shown, restarting
		the server each time:
		a. (Trained service technician only) Microprocessor 2
		b. VRM 2
		c. (Trained service technician only) System board
	6.	(Trained service technician only) If multiple error codes indicate a
		microprocessor error, reverse the locations of two microprocessors to determine
		whether the error is associated with a microprocessor or with a microprocessor
		socket.
		v If the error is associated with a microprocessor, replace the microprocessor.
		v If the error is associated with a VRM, replace the VRM.
		v If the error is associated with a microprocessor socket, replace the system
		board.

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