Hard Disk Drive Problems - Lenovo System x3250 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Table 17. General symptoms and actions
Symptom
A cover latch is broken, an
LED is not working, or a similar
problem has occurred.
The server is hung while the
screen is on. Cannot start the
Setup utility by pressing F1.

Hard disk drive problems

• Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
• If an action step is preceded by '(Trained technician only)', that step must be performed only by a Trained
technician.
• Go to the Lenovo support website at http://www.lenovo.com/support to check for technical information,
hints, tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Table 18. Hard disk drive symptoms and actions
Symptom
Not all drives are recognized by
the hard disk drive diagnostic
tests.
The server stops responding
during the hard disk drive
diagnostic test.
A hard disk drive was not
detected while the operating
system was being started.
A hard disk drive passes the
diagnostic Fixed Disk Test, but
the problem remains.
A hard disk drive has failed,
and the associated yellow hard
disk drive status LED is lit.
(Hot-swap hard disk drives)
A newly installed hard disk
drive is not recognized.
Action
If the part is a CRU, replace it. If the part is a microprocessor or the system board,
the part must be replaced by a trained technician.
1. See "Nx-boot failure" on page 146 for more information.
2. See "Recovering the server firmware (UEFI update failure)" on page 143 for
more information.
Action
Remove the drive that is indicated by the diagnostic tests; then, run the hard disk
drive diagnostic tests again. If the remaining drives are recognized, replace the
drive that you removed with a new one.
Remove the hard disk drive that was being tested when the server stopped
responding, and run the diagnostic test again. If the hard disk drive diagnostic test
runs successfully, replace the drive that you removed with a new one.
Reseat all hard disk drives and cables; then, run the hard disk drive diagnostic
tests again.
Run the diagnostic SCSI Fixed Disk Test (see "Running DSA Preboot diagnostic
programs" on page 126).
Note: This test is not available on servers that have RAID arrays or servers that have
SATA hard disk drives.
1. Re-configure the integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities and the
devices that are attached to it.
2. Run the DSA disk drive test (see "Dynamic System Analysis" on page 124).
3. If the drive fails the test, replace the drive.
1. Observe the associated yellow hard disk drive status LED. If the LED is lit, it
indicates a drive fault.
2. If the LED is lit, remove the drive from the bay, wait 45 seconds, and reinsert
the drive, making sure that the drive assembly connects to the hard disk drive
backplane.
3. Observe the associated green hard disk drive activity LED and the yellow
status LED:
• If the green activity LED is flashing and the yellow status LED is not lit, the
drive is recognized by the controller and is working correctly. Run the DSA
hard disk drive test to determine whether the drive is detected.
• If the green activity LED is flashing and the yellow status LED is flashing
slowly, the drive is recognized by the controller and is rebuilding.
.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
129