IBM eserver xSeries 350 User Reference Manual page 98

Table 16. POST error messages.
POST message
164 A change in the memory configuration occurred. This message might appear after you add or
remove memory.
Note:
Action: 1.
If the problem persists, call for service.
175 A vital product data (VPD) error occurred.
Action: Call for service.
176 A security hardware error occurred.
177
Action: Check for indications that someone has tampered with the server. If no one has
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184 The power-on password information stored in your server has been removed.
Action: From the Configuration/Setup Utility program main menu, select System Security.
If this information cannot be restored, call for service.
185 A power failure damaged the stored information about the drive-startup sequence.
Action: From the Configuration/Setup Utility program main menu, select Start Options; then,
If this information cannot be restored, call for service.
186 A system board or hardware error occurred.
Action: Call for service.
187 The VPD serial number is not set.
Action: The system serial number is set in the VPD EEPROM at the time of manufacturing. If
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The server can be used with decreased memory capacity.
If POST error message 289 also occurred, follow the instructions for that error
message first.
2. If you just installed or removed memory, run the Configuration/Setup Utility
program; then exit, saving the new configuration settings.
If the message appears again, shut down the server, reseat the memory modules,
and restart the server.
3. If the problem persists, check to see if the system has isolated the problem to a
memory module:
• If the System Error light on the operator information panel is on, check to see if
the MEM LED on the diagnostic LED panel is on. (See "System board LED
locations and diagnostic LED panel" on page 36.) If it is on, check the DIMM
Error LEDs next to the memory sockets. If a DIMM error LED is on, run the
diagnostic program for the memory.
— If the tests fail, replace the DIMM. If the problem persists after you replace
the DIMM, call for service.
— If the memory tests do not fail, call for service.
• If no error LED is on, the error logs in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program might provide additional information on the memory error.
tampered with the server, call for service.
Then, follow the instructions on the screen.
follow the instructions on the screen.
the system board has been replaced, the system serial number will be invalid and
should be set. From the main menu of the Configuration/Setup Utility program, select
System Information, and then select Product Data. If the problem persists, call for
service.
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