IBM pSeries 690 User Manual page 165

Symptom
The system stopped and an indicator is displayed on the system
console and an eight-digit error code is not displayed.
The System Management Services menu is displayed.
The system appears to be stopped, the disk activity light is on
continuously, and a beep was heard from the system unit.
The system stops and the message STARTING SOFTWARE PLEASE
WAIT ... is displayed.
The message The system will now continue the boot process
is displayed continuously on the system unit's console.
Action
If the indicator represents:
v A keyboard: record error code M0KBD000 and report the
problem to the service organization.
v Memory: record error code M0MEM002 and report the
problem to the service organization.
v SCSI: record error code M0CON000 and report the problem to
the service organization.
v Network: record error code M0NET000 and report the problem
to the service organization.
v Speaker/audio: record error code M0BT0000 and report the
problem to the service organization.
The device or media that you are attempting to boot from might
be faulty.
1. Check the SMS error log for any errors. To check the error
log:
v Select tools.
v Select error log.
v If an error is logged, check the time stamp.
v If the error was logged during the current boot attempt,
record it and report it to your service representative.
v If no recent error is logged in the error log, continue to the
next step.
2. If you are attempting to load the online diagnostics, try
loading the standalone diagnostics. Otherwise, record error
code M0SCSI01 and report to the service organization.
Record error code M0MEM001 and report the problem to the
service organization.
Report error code M0BT0000.
Report error code M0SCSI01.
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