Post Error Codes - IBM 2179 Hardware Maintenance Manual

POST error codes

Each time you power-on the system, it performs a series of tests that check the
operation of the system and some options. This series of tests is called the
Power-On Self-Test, or POST. POST does the following operations:
v Checks some basic system-board operations
v Checks the memory operation
v Starts the video operation
v Verifies that the diskette drive is working
v Verifies that the hard disk drive is working
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Diagnostic Error Code
217-28X-XXX
217-29X-XXX
Hard Disk Drive (SCSI) error
220-000-XXX
Hi-Capacity Cartridge Drive Test Passed
220-XXX-XXX
Hi-Capacity Cartridge Drive error
301-XXX-XXX
Keyboard error
301-000-XXX
Keyboard Test Passed
302-000-XXX
Mouse Test Passed
302-XXX-XXX
Mouse error
303-000-XXX
Joystick Test Passed
303-XXX-XXX
Joystick error
305-000-XXX
Monitor DDC Test Passed
305-250-XXX
Monitor DDC self test failure
415-000-XXX
Modem Test Passed
415-XXX-XXX
Modem error
FRU/Action
1. Hard Disk Drive Cable
2. Check power supply voltages
3. Hard Disk drive (SCSI)
4. SCSI adapter card
5. System board
1. No action
1. Remove the Hi-Capacity Cartridge
Drive and re-test the system
1. Keyboard
2. Check and test mouse
3. System board
1. No action
1. No action
1. Mouse
2. Check and test Keyboard
3. System board
1. No action
1. Remove the Joystick and re-test the
system
1. No action
1. Run Setup to enable DDC
2. Cable
3. Monitor
4. Video card
5. System board
1. No action
1. Remove the Modem and re-test the
system