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IBM 88643RU - System x3850 - 8864 User Manual

IBM 88643RU - System x3850 - 8864
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PCI adapter guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Power-supply structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
SAS backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
FRU information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Front-panel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Microprocessor tray and microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
PCI board assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
PCI switch card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Power backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Chapter 5. Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Diagnostic tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Error logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
POST error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Checkout procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
About the checkout procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Performing the checkout procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
(Trained service technicians only) Checkpoint codes . . . . . . . . . . .88
Problem isolation tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
CD or DVD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
General problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Hard disk drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems . . . . . . . . . . . .91
USB keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems . . . . . . . . . .92
Memory problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Microprocessor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Monitor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Optional-device problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Power problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Serial port problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
ServerGuide problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Video problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Light path diagnostic LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Remind button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Power-supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Diagnostic programs, messages, and error codes . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Real-time diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Running the on-board diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Diagnostic text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Diagnostic error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Recovering from a BIOS update failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
System-error log messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
POST and SMI error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Solving SCSI problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Solving power problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Solving Ethernet controller problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Solving undetermined problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Problem determination tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Calling IBM for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
iv IBM System x3850 Type 8864: Problem Determination and Service Guide

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