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POST error messages
Note: To view POST error messages, attach a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to
The table,"POST error codes" on page 53, provides information about the POST
error messages that can appear during startup.
Event/error logs
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 error
messages issued during POST and all system status messages from the Advanced
System Management Processor. In event of a POST error, check the System
Event/Error Log as it may indicate the most recent errors commonly associated with
typical hardware failures. It may not detect all hardware failures but many times will
provide an indicator as to the nature of key failures.
To view the contents of the error logs, start the Configuration/Setup Utility program
("Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 111); then, select
Event/Error Logs from the main menu.
Diagnostic programs and error messages
The engine diagnostic programs are stored in upgradable read-only memory (ROM)
on the system board. These programs are the primary method of testing the major
components of your engine.
For a list of error messages and codes, see "Diagnostic error codes" on page 49.
Diagnostic error messages indicate that a problem exists; they are not intended to
be used to identify a failing part. Troubleshooting and servicing of complex
problems that are indicated by error messages should be performed by trained
service personnel.
Sometimes the first error to occur causes additional errors. In this case, the engine
displays more than one error message. Always follow the suggested action
instructions for the first error message that appears.
The following sections contain the error codes that might appear in the detailed test
log and summary log when running the diagnostic programs.
The error code format is as follows:
fff-ttt-iii-date-cc-text message
where:
fff
ttt
iii
date
cc
each engine before it is powered-up.
is the three-digit function code that indicates the function being tested when
the error occurred. For example, function code 089 is for the
microprocessor.
is the three-digit failure code that indicates the exact test failure that was
encountered.
is the three-digit device ID.
is the date that the diagnostic test was run and the error recorded.
is the check digit that is used to verify the validity of the information.
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