Hard Disk Drive Boot Error - IBM 2179 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Hard disk drive boot error

A hard disk drive boot error (error codes 1962 and I999030X) can have the
following causes.
36
Hardware Maintenance Manual
Beep Symptom
7
Processor exception interrupt error
8
Display memory read/write error
9
ROM Checksum error
10
CMOS shutdown register read/write error
11
Cache error/External Cache bad
Error
The start-up drive is not in the boot
sequence in configuration.
No operating system installed on the boot
drive.
The boot sector on the start-up drive is
corrupted.
The drive is defective.
FRU/Action
1. Processor
2. System Board
1. Memory module
2. System Board
1. System Board
1. System Board
1. System Board
FRU/Action
Check the configuration and ensure the
start-up drive is in the boot sequence.
Install an operating system on the boot
drive.
The drive must be formatted, do the
following:
1. Attempt to access and recover (back-up)
the failing hard disk drive.
2. Using the operating systems programs,
format the hard disk drive.
3. Go to "Preparing the hard disk drive for
use" on page 12.
Replace the hard disk drive.