Error Messages
Messages generated by the software the operating
system or application programs-generally are text
messages, but they also can be numeric. Basically, there
are four types of error messages. These indude POST
error messages, diagnostic error messages, POST beep
codes, and software-generated messages.
Error
MessageDescription
POST
Error
MessagesAppear when, during startup, POST finds
problems with the hardware or detects a
change in the hardware configuration. A list
of these error messages is given in
'Symptom-to-FRU Index'.
POST
Beep
CodesAre sounds emitted from the speaker, if
POST finds a Problem. One beep indicates
The POST completed successfully. If the
server halts while running POST, one or
more beeps indicate that a Problem was
found by the POST. A list of the beep error
codes is given in 'Symptom-to-FRU Index'
Diagnostic
Error
MessagesAppear when a test program finds a problem
with a hardware Option. Normally, these
messages are text, but they can be numeric.
The test programe will generale one of the
following return codes:
0 A return code of '0'
indicates that the
device passed its test.
1 A return code of '1'
indicates that the
device failed its test.
2 or higher A return code of '2'
or higher indicates
that the test stopped.
Software-
Generated
Error
MessagesAppear if a problem or conflict is found by an
application program, the operating system, or
both. For an explanation of these
messages, refer to the information that
comes with the software package
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