IBM RS/6000 User Manual page 173

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 with the message STARTING
SOFTWARE PLEASE WAIT displayed.
The message The system will continue the
boot process is displayed continuously on the
system unit's console.
Action
If the indicator (text or icon) 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 below.
2. If you are attempting to load the Online
Diagnostics, try loading the Stand-alone
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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