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The following table lists the BIOS error messages that might appear when the filer checks the hardware on the motherboard at initial power on.

Boot error message

Explanation

Fatal?

Corrective action

ERROR! PCI CONFIGURATION ERROR

The PCI configuration information for ISP 1280 is incorrect.

No

Contact Network Appliance Technical Support for information.

ERROR! RISC CODE LOAD FAILURE

An error occurred when the SCSI adapter code was loaded.

No

Shut down the system and reboot. If the error appears during boot, contact Network Appliance Technical Support for instructions.

ERROR! RISC CODE CHECKSUM ERROR

An error occurred in the SCSI adapter RISC code checksum.

No

Contact Network Appliance Technical Support for information.

ERROR! RISC CODE START EXECUTION ERROR

An error occurred when the SCSI adapter RISC code tried to start.

No

Contact Network Appliance Technical Support for information.

ERROR! BIOS ON ADAPTER IN PCI SLOT decimal_value IS CORRUPTED.

The BIOS extension for the indicated PCI slot is corrupted.

No

Contact Network Appliance Technical Support for information.

ERROR! IRQ FAILURE

An error occurred during the interrupt test.

No

Contact Network Appliance Technical Support for information.

ERROR! Cannot configure SCSI device. Check SCSI bus termination and check adapter termination settings by pressing ALT-Q to enter Fast!UTIL.

The indicated SCSI terminator is not set correctly.

No

  1. Check the cabling and terminators.
  2. If the error persists, contact Network Appliance Technical Support for instructions.

WARNING! The SCSI host adapter is being configured with NVRAM parameters that are incorrect for this device.

Your system may hang when accessing this device with these parameters. If this occurs, you should restart your system, press <Alt-Q> for Fast!UTIL, run Autoconfigure SCSI Devices to get the correct setting.

You may also set the Adapter Configuration Mode option to AUTO in the Host Adapter Settings to let the adapter BIOS determine the correct settings for you.

SCSI Bus decimal_value reset failed! Check SCSI termination and cabling!

The SCSI host adapter is set to a mode that is unsupported.

  1. Check the cabling and terminators.
  2. If the error persists, contact Network Appliance Technical Support for instructions.

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