IBM N51 Series - Page 68

Symptom/Error FRU/Action
“DISK ERROR: Sector not
found!”
1. If the problem is a
diskette:
a. Copy any
readable files to
another diskette
and reformat
faulty diskette. If
bad sectors are
reported, discard
the faulty diskette.
b. Diskette
c. Diskette Drive
2. If the problem is a
hard disk:
a. Back up the hard
disk, if possible,
and run PREP to
reinitialize the disk
(see “Running
PREP” on
page 64).
Reformat disk and
install operating
system.
b. Hard Disk Drive
“DISK ERROR: Seek
failure!”
1. Copy any readable
files to another
diskette and format
the faulty diskette.
2. If bad sectors are
reported, discard the
faulty diskette.
3. Diskette
4. Diskette Drive
5. System Board
“ERROR: Bad configuration
information found in CMOS!”
1. Run Setup program
to reconfigure.
2. Backup Battery
3. System Board
“ERROR: Base memory
size error: SETUP: XXXK
ACTUAL: XXXK!”
1. Run Setup program
to verify correct base
memory size.
2. Run the Advanced
Diagnostics Memory
Test to check base
memory.
3. System Board
“ERROR: Can't locate input
file.”
1. Correct Advanced
Diagnostics diskette?
2. Advanced Diagnostics
diskette
“ERROR: CMOS memory
failure!”
1. Run Setup program
to verify
configuration.
2. System Board
“ERROR: CPU failure!” 1. System Board
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