Chapter 5. solving problems, Diagnostic tools overview, Post beep codes – Lenovo THINKSERVER TS100 6434 User Manual
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Chapter
5.
Solving
problems
This
chapter
provides
basic
troubleshooting
information
to
help
you
solve
some
common
problems
that
might
occur
while
you
are
setting
up
the
server.
If
you
cannot
locate
and
correct
a
problem
by
using
the
information
in
this
chapter,
see
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual.
Diagnostic
tools
overview
The
following
tools
are
available
to
help
you
diagnose
and
solve
hardware-related
problems:
v
POST
beep
codes
The
power-on
self-test
beep
codes
indicate
the
detection
of
a
problem.
–
One
beep
indicates
successful
completion
of
POST,
with
no
errors.
–
More
than
one
beep
indicates
that
POST
detected
a
problem.
Error
messages
are
displayed
also
if
POST
detects
a
hardware-configuration
problem.
See
and
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
for
more
information.
v
Troubleshooting
tables
These
tables
list
problem
symptoms
and
actions
to
correct
the
problems.
See
for
more
information.
v
Diagnostics
DVD
The
Diagnostics
DVD
provided
with
your
server
contains
the
diagnostic
programs
for
testing
the
major
components
of
the
server.
For
additional
information
about
the
Diagnostics
DVD,
see
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual.
v
System-board
error
LEDs
An
LED
on
the
system
board
might
be
lit
to
help
isolate
an
error
that
is
indicated
by
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
See
for
more
information.
POST
beep
codes
POST
emits
one
beep
to
signal
successful
completed.
If
POST
detects
a
problem
during
startup,
other
beep
codes
might
occur.
Use
the
following
beep
code
descriptions
to
help
diagnose
and
solve
problems
that
are
detected
during
startup.
Note:
See
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
for
more
information
about
the
POST
beep
codes.
One
beep
POST
was
completed
successfully
without
detecting
any
errors.
Repeating
long
beeps
A
memory
error
has
occurred.
Make
sure
that
all
DIMMs
are
correctly
installed.
Other
beep
codes
See
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
for
information
about
other
beep
codes.
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Lenovo
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