• Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is
solved.
• See
Chapter 4 “Parts listing, Lenovo System x3550 M3 Type 4254 and 7944” on page 403 to determine which
components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).
• If an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a
Trained service technician.
• Go to the IBM support website at
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/ to check for technical information, hints,
tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Symptom
Action
The ServerGuide Setup and
Installation CD will not start.
1. Make sure that the server supports the ServerGuide program and has a
startable (bootable) CD or DVD drive.
2. If the startup (boot) sequence settings have been changed, make sure that the
CD or DVD drive is first in the startup sequence.
3. If more than one CD or DVD drive is installed, make sure that only one drive is
set as the primary drive. Start the CD from the primary drive.
The MegaRAID Storage
Manager program cannot view
all installed drives, or the
operating system cannot be
installed.
1. Make sure that the hard disk drive is connected correctly.
2. Make sure that the SAS/SATA hard disk drive cables are securely connected.
The operating-system
installation program
continuously loops.
Make more space available on the hard disk.
The ServerGuide program will
not start the operating-system
CD.
Make sure that the operating-system CD is supported by the ServerGuide program.
For a list of supported operating-system versions, go to
http://www.ibm.com/support/
entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-GUIDE
, click IBM Service and Support Site,
click the link for your ServerGuide version, and scroll down to the list of supported
Microsoft Windows operating systems.
The operating system cannot
be installed; the option is not
available.
Make sure that the server supports the operating system. If it does, either no logical
drive is defined (SCSI RAID servers), or the ServerGuide System Partition is not
present. Run the ServerGuide program and make sure that setup is complete.
Software problems
Use this information to solve software problems.
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