Post Error Codes - IBM NetVista Hardware Maintenance Manual

POST error codes

Each time you power-on the system, it performs a series of tests that check the
operation of the system and some options. This series of tests is called the
Power-On Self-Test, or POST. POST does the following operations.
v Checks some basic system-board operations
v Checks the memory operation
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Diagnostic Error Code
217-000-XXX Hard Disk Drive Test Passed
217-25X-XXX 217-26X-XXX Hard Disk Drive
(IDE) error
217-28X-XXX 217-29X-XXX Hard Disk Drive
(SCSI) error
220-000-XXX Hi-Capacity Cartridge Drive
Test Passed
220-XXX-XXX Hi-Capacity Cartridge Drive
error
301-XXX-XXX Keyboard error
301-000-XXX Keyboard Test Passed
302-000-XXX Mouse Test Passed
302-XXX-XXX Mouse error
303-000-XXX Joystick Test Passed
303-XXX-XXX Joystick error
305-000-XXX Monitor DDC Test Passed
305-250-XXX Monitor DDC self test failure
415-000-XXX Modem Test Passed
415-XXX-XXX Modem error
FRU/Action
1. No action
1. Hard Disk Drive Cable
2. Check power supply voltages
3. Hard Disk drive (IDE)
4. System board
1. Hard Disk Drive Cable
2. Check power supply voltages
3. Hard Disk drive (SCSI)
4. SCSI adapter card
5. System board
1. No action
1. Remove the Hi-Capacity Cartridge
Drive and re-test the system
1. Keyboard
2. Check and test mouse
3. System board
1. No action
1. No action
1. Mouse
2. Check and test Keyboard
3. System board
1. No action
1. Remove the Joystick and re-test the
system
1. No action
1. Run Setup to enable DDC
2. Cable
3. Monitor
4. Video card
5. System board
1. No action
1. Remove the Modem and re-test the
system