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Table 2. POST error messages (continued)
v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem
is solved.
v See the part listing in the Problem Determination and Service Guide to determine which components are
customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).
v If an action step is preceded by "(Trained service technician only)," that step must be performed only by a
trained service technician.
Error codes Description
604 An error occurred during a diskette drive
test.
962 A parallel port configuration error occurred.
1162 The serial port configuration conflicts with
another device in the system.
Action
1. Make sure that the Configuration/Setup
Utility program correctly reflects the type
of diskette drive that is installed.
2. Reseat the diskette drive cable.
3. Replace the following components one at
a time, in the order shown, restarting the
computer each time:
a. Diskette drive cable
b. Diskette drive
c. (Trained service technician only)
System board
1. If you changed a hardware device, make
sure that the parallel port setting is
correct in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program. If the setting is not correct,
change it and save the settings.
2. (Trained service technician only) Replace
the system board.
1. Make sure that the IRQ and I/O port
assignments that are needed by the
serial port are available.
2. If all interrupts are being used by
adapters, remove an adapter to make an
interrupt available to the serial port, or
force other adapters to share an
interrupt.
3. Make sure that the serial port setting is
correct in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program. If the setting is not correct,
change it and save the settings.
4. (Trained service technician only) Replace
the system board.
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