User's Manual
Diskette  drive  problems 
v  Follow  the  suggested  actions  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  listed  in  the  Action  column  until  the  problem 
is  solved. 
v  See  the  parts  listing  in  the  Problem  Determination  and  Service  Guide  to  determine  which  components  are 
customer  replaceable  units  (CRU)  and  which  components  are  field  replaceable  units  (FRU). 
v  If  an  action  step  is  preceded  by  “(Trained  service  technician  only),”  that  step  must  be  performed  only  by  a 
trained  service  technician. 
Symptom  Action 
The  diskette  drive  activity  LED 
stays  lit,  or  the  server  bypasses 
the  diskette  drive. 
v  If  there  is  a  diskette  in  the  drive,  make  sure  that: 
–  The  diskette  drive  cables  are  correctly  and  securely  connected. 
–  The  diskette  drive  is  enabled  in  the  Configuration/Setup  Utility  program. 
–  The  diskette  is  good  and  not  damaged.  (Try  another  diskette  if  you  have 
one.) 
–  The  diskette  is  inserted  correctly  in  the  drive. 
–  The  diskette  contains  the  necessary  files  to  start  the  server. 
–  Your  software  program  is  working  properly.
v
  To  prevent  diskette  drive  read/write  errors,  make  sure  that  the  distance  between 
monitors  and  diskette  drives  is  at  least  76  mm  (3  in.).
If
  the  problem  remains,  replace  the  internal  diskette  drive  (see  the  Problem 
Determination  and  Service  Guide  on  the  IBM  xSeries  Documentation  CD).
General  problems 
v  Follow  the  suggested  actions  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  listed  in  the  Action  column  until  the  problem 
is  solved. 
v  See  the  parts  listing  in  the  Problem  Determination  and  Service  Guide  to  determine  which  components  are 
customer  replaceable  units  (CRU)  and  which  components  are  field  replaceable  units  (FRU). 
v  If  an  action  step  is  preceded  by  “(Trained  service  technician  only),”  that  step  must  be  performed  only  by  a 
trained  service  technician. 
Symptom  Action 
A  cover  lock  is  broken,  an  LED 
is  not  working,  or  a  similar 
problem  has  occurred. 
If  the  part  is  a  CRU,  replace  it.  If  the  part  is  a  FRU,  the  part  must  be  replaced  by  a 
trained  service  technician.
Hard  disk  drive  problems 
v  Follow  the  suggested  actions  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  listed  in  the  Action  column  until  the  problem 
is  solved. 
v  See  the  parts  listing  in  the  Problem  Determination  and  Service  Guide  to  determine  which  components  are 
customer  replaceable  units  (CRU)  and  which  components  are  field  replaceable  units  (FRU). 
v  If  an  action  step  is  preceded  by  “(Trained  service  technician  only),”  that  step  must  be  performed  only  by  a 
trained  service  technician. 
Symptom  Action 
Not  all  drives  are  recognized  by 
the  hard  disk  drive  diagnostic 
test  (the  Fixed  Disk  Test  or  the 
SCSI  Fixed  Disk  Test). 
Remove  the  drive  indicated  on  the  diagnostic  tests;  then,  run  the  hard  disk  drive 
diagnostic  test  again.  If  the  remaining  drives  are  recognized,  replace  the  drive  that 
you  removed  with  a  new  one. 
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