IBM System x3250 Problem Determination And Service Guide

Index
A
adapter
installing
71
PCI Express bus 70
replacing 70
air deflector, location 85
attention notices 2
B
battery, replacing 82
bays 3
beep codes 11
BIOS update failure, recovering from 46
C
caution statements 2
CD drive
problems
24
replacing 77
CD-eject button 4
CD/DVD drive
activity
LED 4
replacing 77
specification 3
checkout procedure 22, 23
Class A electronic emission notice 117
configuration
Configuration/Setup
Utility 107
Ethernet controllers 109
ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 107
configuration, minimum 57
Configuration/Setup Utility program 107, 108
configuring
hot-swap
SAS or SATA devices 108
SAS/SATA controller 108
configuring hardware 107
configuring your server 107
connectors 5
external 8
internal 6
optional device, on system board 10
controller
Ethernet
configuring
109
type 3
hard disk drive 3
SAS 3
SATA 3
video 3
cover
installing
69
removing 68
CRUs, replacing
adapter
70
battery 82
CRUs, replacing (continued)
CD
or CD/DVD drive 77
cover 69
DIMMs 79
fan 80
hard disk drive 73
memory 79
riser-card assembly 88
customer replaceable units (CRUs) 60
D
danger statements 2
diagnostic
error
codes 39, 47
programs, overview 37
programs, starting 37
test log, viewing 38
text message format 38
tools, overview 11
DIMMs
installing
79
removing 79
supported 3
display problems 28
drives 3
DVD drive
problems
24
replacing 77
E
electrical input 3
electronic emission Class A notice 117
environment 3
error codes and messages
diagnostic
39, 47
POST/BIOS 15
system error 47
error logs 14
clearing 15
POST 14
system error 14
viewing 14
error symptoms
CD-ROM
drive, DVD-ROM drive 24
general 25
hard disk drive 25
intermittent 26
keyboard, non-USB 26
memory 27
microprocessor 28
monitor 28
mouse, non-USB 26
optional devices 31
pointing device, non-USB 26
power 32
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IBM System x3250 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3250
Category	Server
Language	English