v
Follow
the
suggested
actions
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
listed
in
the
Action
column
until
the
problem
is
solved.
v
See
Chapter
3,
“Parts
listing,
Type
8878
and
8879,”
on
page
23
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.
System-error
log
message
Action
Video
2.5V
Power
Good
Fault
1.
Reseat
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine,
if
one
is
present.
2.
Reseat
the
I/O
board.
3.
Replace
the
I/O
board.
Video
Core
1.8V
Power
Good
Fault
1.
Reseat
the
I/O
board.
2.
Replace
the
I/O
board.
VRM
X
Power
Good
Fault
1.
Reseat
VRM
3
or
4.
2.
Reseat
the
microprocessor
tray.
3.
Replace
VRM
3
or
4.
4.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
Replace
the
microprocessor
tray.
Vtt
Power
Good
Fault
1.
Reseat
the
microprocessor
tray.
2.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
Reseat
the
microprocessors.
3.
Reseat
the
microprocessor
VRMs,
if
any
are
present.
4.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
Replace
the
microprocessor
tray.
POST
and
SMI
error
messages
BIOS
can
log
two
types
of
error
messages
in
the
BMC
log
and
the
system-error
log:
POST
events,
which
occur
during
system
startup,
and
SMI
events,
which
are
generally
run
time
errors
detected
by
hardware.
The
following
table
describes
the
possible
POST
and
SMI
error
messages
and
suggested
actions
to
correct
the
detected
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
Chapter
3,
“Parts
listing,
Type
8878
and
8879,”
on
page
23
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.
Error
message
Action
POST
reporting
Processor
Event:
Invalid
configuration
of
processor
card.
Chassis
Number
=
X.
Make
sure
that
all
microprocessors
have
the
same
part
number.
POST
reporting
Processor
Event:
Processor
mismatch
detected.
Chassis
Number
=
X.
Processor
Number
=
Y.
1.
Make
sure
that
the
BIOS
code
is
at
the
latest
level.
2.
Make
sure
that
all
microprocessors
have
the
same
part
number.
3.
(Trained
service
technician
only)
Replace
the
microprocessor.
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IBM
System
x3950
Type
8878
and
System
x3950
E
Type
8879:
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
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