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v Microprocessor failed. The processor may have failed FRB-2, FRB-3, or BIST,
v Microprocessor not installed (status only, indicates the processor slot has no
FRB FRU isolation
The issue may be caused by add-in adapter resource contention causing the timer
to expire and trigger an FRB, the system should be brought to a minimum config to
eliminate variables and restarted w/processor re-test (Enter BIOS / startup options).
If the failure persists Refer to "Processor" in Debug Methodology and FRU Isolation
section.
POST codes
In order to indicate progress through BIOS POST, and in special cases where
errors are encountered during BIOS POST, there are two common mechanisms
which are employed by the xSeries 382 BIOS.
v The first and most common method is Audible, encoded beep sequences emitted
v The second method is to display an error message to the display screen after the
Beep Codes
During the course of executing POST, there are occasions where fatal problems
may occur before video is enabled. These fatal errors are conveyed with the use of
the speaker via Encoded beeps, coupled with post debug codes.
Since the duration of the display-less POST execution is relatively short, there are
fewer beep codes than displayed error codes.
Running system diagnostics
Follow these steps to run your system diagnostics from the XSeries 382 Resource
CD:
Note: The system diagnostics may also be run from an installed service partition.
1. Insert the xSeries 382 Resource CD into the server's CD-ROM drive before
2. From the menu tab, use the arrow keys to navigate over to the Utility menu and
3. From the Utility menu, arrow down to Platform Diagnostics and press Enter to
To run one or more of the diagnostic tests, select Test setup from the Platform test
menu. Use the up and down arrows to first select a test, and then press Q for a
quick test, C for a complete test, or D to disable the test. When a test is enabled,
the word "Quick" or "Complete" appears next to the test under the "Coverage"
and it has been disabled.
processor in it).
by the PC speaker when an error is encountered. Beep codes are employed
before the display screen is enabled, and generally indicate fatal errors. Beep
codes are coupled with special port 80 error codes.
Video has been initialized.
See Installing service partition files on page 43.
booting to the EFI Shell. Boot the system into the EFI Shell, the EFI CD Menu
program launches automatically. If the EFI CD Menu program does not launch
in the EFI Shell, mount and map to the CD drive and type startup; then, press
Enter to launch the EFI CD Menu.
press Enter or the down arrow to expand the menu.
launch the Diagnostic Menu.
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