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Table 4. Abbreviated list of POST error codes (continued)
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.
Error code Description Action
301 Keyboard or keyboard controller
error.
1. If you have installed a USB
keyboard, run the
Configuration/Setup Utility
program and enable
keyboardless operation to
prevent the POST error
message 301 from being
displayed during startup.
2. Reseat the keyboard cable.
3. Replace the following
components one at a time, in
the order shown, restarting the
server each time:
a. Keyboard
b. (Trained service technician
only) System board
303 Keyboard controller failure.
1. Reseat the keyboard.
2. Replace the keyboard.
3. (Trained service technician
only) Replace the system
board.
602 Invalid diskette boot record
1. Replace the diskette.
2. Reseat the diskette drive
cables.
3. Replace the diskette drive.
604 Internal diskette drive error
1. Run the Configuration/Setup
Utility program, select Load
Default Settings, and save the
settings.
2. Reseat the diskette drive signal
cables.
3. Replace the diskette drive.
962 Parallel port configuration error
1. Run the Configuration/Setup
Utility program and make sure
that the parallel port setting is
correct.
2. (Trained service technician
only) Replace the system
board.
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