General Problems; Hard Disk Drive Problems - IBM x3550 M4 Type 7914 Installation And Service Manual

General problems

Use this information to solve general problems.
v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
v If an action step is preceded by "(Trained technician only)," that step must be performed only by a trained
technician.
v Go to the IBM support website at http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/ to check for technical information, hints,
tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
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

Use this information to solve hard disk drive problems.
v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
v If an action step is preceded by "(Trained technician only)," that step must be performed only by a trained
technician.
v Go to the IBM support website at http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/ to check for technical information, hints,
tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Symptom
A hard disk drive has failed,
and the associated yellow hard
disk drive status LED is lit.
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 182 for more information.
2. See "Recovering the server firmware (UEFI update failure)" on page 179 for
more information.
Action
Replace the failed hard disk drive (see "Removing hot-swap hard disk drives" on
page 218 and "Replacing hot-swap hard disk drives" on page 219).
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