Post error codes, Post, Error – IBM 8306 User Manual

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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

If

the

POST

finishes

without

detecting

any

problems,

a

single

beep

sounds

and

the

first

screen

of

the

operating

system

or

application

program

appears.

Note

:

Type

6029

computers

default

to

come

up

quiet

(no

beep

and

no

memory

count

and

checkpoint

code

display)

when

no

errors

are

detected

by

POST.

To

enable

beep

and

memory

count

and

checkpoint

code

display

when

a

successful

POST

occurs,

do

the

following:

1.

Select

Start

Options

in

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

(see

“Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

24).

2.

Set

Power-On

Self-Test

to

Enhanced

.

If

the

POST

detects

a

problem,

an

error

message

appears

on

the

screen.

A

single

problem

can

cause

several

error

messages

to

appear.

When

you

correct

the

cause

of

the

first

error

message,

the

other

error

messages

probably

will

not

appear

on

the

screen

the

next

time

you

turn

on

the

system.

In

the

following

index,

X

can

represent

any

number.

POST

Error

Code

FRU/Action

000

SCSI

Adapter

not

enabled

1.

Verify

adapter

device

and

Bus

Master

fields

are

enabled

in

PCI

configuration

program.

See

documentation

shipped

with

computer.

02X

1.

SCSI

Adapter

08X

Check

SCSI

terminator

installation.

1.

SCSI

Cable

2.

SCSI

Terminator

3.

SCSI

Device

4.

SCSI

Adapter

101

System

board

interrupt

failure

1.

System

Board

102

System

board

timer

error

1.

System

Board

106

1.

System

Board

110

System

board

memory

parity

error

1.

Memory

Module

2.

System

Board

110

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