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POST
POST error messages
Event/error logs
Small computer system interface messages
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Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 330 Type 8674 and IntelliStation R Pro Type 6851
When you turn on the server/workstation, it performs a series of tests to check the
operation of server/workstation components and some of the options installed in the
server/workstation. This series of tests is called the power-on self-test or POST.
If POST finishes without detecting any problems, a single beep sounds and the first
screen of your operating system or application program appears.
If POST detects a problem, more than one beep sounds and an error message appears
on your screen. See "POST error messages" for more information.
Notes:
1.
If you have a power-on password set, you must type the password and press
Enter, when prompted, before POST will continue.
2.
A single problem might cause several error messages. When this occurs, work to
correct the cause of the first error message. After you correct the cause of the first
error message, the other error messages usually will not occur the next time you
run the test.
The table "POST error codes" on page 129 provides information about the POST error
messages that can appear during startup.
The POST error log contains the three most recent error codes and messages that the
system generated during POST. The System Event/Error log contains all messages
issued during POST and all system status messages from the Advanced System
Management Processor.
To view the contents of this error log, start the Configuration/Setup Utility program;
then, select Event/Error Logs from the main menu.
The following table lists actions to take if you receive a SCSI error message.
Note: If the server/workstation does not have a hard disk drive, ignore any message
that indicates that the drive is not installed.
You will get these messages only when running the SCSISelect Utility. See "SCSI error
codes" on page 134.
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