IBM x3550 Problem Determination And Service Manual page 172

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem
is solved.
v See Chapter 3, "Parts listing, Type 7978 and 1913 server," on page 29 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 code Description
217-198-xxx Could not establish drive parameters.
217-xxx-000 Failed fixed disk test.
217-xxx-001 Failed fixed disk test.
217-xxx-002 Failed fixed disk test.
217-xxx-003 Failed fixed disk test.
301-xxx-000 Failed keyboard test.
405-xxx-000 Failed Ethernet test on controller on the
system board.
405-xxx-00n Failed Ethernet test on adapter in PCI slot
n.
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Action
1. Reseat the hard disk drive cables.
2. Reseat the hard disk drive.
3. Replace the following components in the order
shown, restarting the server each time:
a. Hard disk drive
b. Hard disk drive cable
c. (Hot-swap models) RAID controller
d. Hard disk drive backplane or backplate
1. Reseat the hard disk drive 1 cables.
2. Reseat hard disk drive 1.
3. Replace hard disk drive 1.
1. Reseat the hard disk drive 2 cables.
2. Reseat hard disk drive 2.
3. Replace hard disk drive 2.
1. Reseat the hard disk drive 3 cables.
2. Reseat hard disk drive 3.
3. Replace hard disk drive 3.
1. Reseat the hard disk drive 4 cables.
2. Reseat hard disk drive 4.
3. Replace hard disk drive 4.
1. Reseat the keyboard cable.
2. Replace the following components one at a time,
in the order shown, restarting the server each
time:
a. Keyboard
b. (Trained service technician only) System
board
1. Verify that Ethernet is not disabled in BIOS.
2. (Trained service technician only) Replace the
system board.
Reseat the adapter in PCI slot n. Replace the
following components one at a time, in the order
shown, restarting the server each time:
1. Adapter in PCI slot n
2. (Trained service technician only) System board