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Post error messages – HP Netserver L Server series User Manual

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Chapter 12

Troubleshooting

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e. If the Netserver now works, replace the boards and accessories one at a

time to determine which one is causing the problem.

8. If the Netserver still does not work contact your service representative to

replace the Netserver.

POST Error Messages

If you get a POST text error message in reverse video, press the [Enter] key
(View System Error) to get a more detailed explanation and a possible solution.

If the Netserver starts, but POST still reports an error message, clear the CMOS
configuration, as described later in this chapter.

NOTE

HP recommends you correct the error before proceeding, even
if the Netserver appears to start successfully.

Table 12-1 describes the typical POST text error messages and the corrective
action you may take to remedy the problem.

Table 12-1. POST Error Messages

Message Corrective

Action

Operating
system not found

• Verify the desired boot drive has power and its SCSI

cable connected.

• Verify the SCSI cable is securely plugged into the

SCSI connector on the system board.

• Verify the boot device is enabled in the Setup Utility

under the Security menu.

• Verify the boot device has an operating system

installed.

If the problem persists, contact your HP support
organization.

Keyboard error
(The LP 1000r
will complete the
boot process
without a
keyboard
connected.)

• Verify the keyboard is connected to the correct

connector (not the mouse connector) at the rear of the
Netserver.

• Verify the connector is pushed completely.

If the problem persists, replace the keyboard or contact
your HP support organization.