IBM x3550 User Manual

v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem
is solved.
v See Chapter 3, “Parts listing, Type 7978 and 1913 server,” on page 29 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
1962 A hard disk drive does not contain a valid
boot sector.
1. Make sure that a startable operating system is
installed.
2. Run the hard disk drive diagnostic tests.
3. Reseat the following components:
a. Hard disk drive
b. Hard disk drive backplane cable or backplate
cables
4. Replace the following components one at a time,
in the order shown, restarting the server each
time:
a. (Hot-swap models) Hard disk drive cables
b. Hard disk drive
c. Hard disk drive backplane or backplate
d. (Trained service technician only) System
board
2400 Video controller test failure.
1. Optional video adapter (if installed)
2. (Trained service technician only) System board
2462 Video memory configuration error.
1. Optional video adapter (if installed)
2. (Trained service technician only) System board
5962 IDE CD-ROM configuration error.
1. Run the Configuration/Setup Utility program,
select Load Default Settings, and save the
settings.
2. Reseat the following components:
a. CD-RW/DVD drive
b. CD-RW/DVD drive cable
c. System-board battery
3. Replace the following components one at a time,
in the order shown, restarting the server each
time:
a. CD-RW/DVD drive
b. CD-RW/DVD drive cable
c. System-board battery
d. (Trained service technician only) System
board
8603 Pointing device error.
1. Reseat the pointing-device cable.
2. If you are using an external USB hub, disconnect
the pointing device from the hub and connect it
directly to the server.
3. Replace the pointing device.
4. (Trained service technician only) Replace the
system board.
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IBM x3550 Specifications

General

Processor Type	Intel Xeon
Chipset	Intel 5000P
Number of Processors Supported	2
Network Interface	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Hard Drive Interface	SAS/SATA
Maximum Internal Storage	2.4 TB
Storage	Up to six 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swap hard disk drives
Drive Bays	6
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1
Power Supply	670W or 835W
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESX
Memory	PC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-667) or PC2-4200 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-533)