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Netfinity 5500 - Video adapters not supported by secondary PCI bus
Applicable to: World-Wide
SYMPTOM:
One or more of the following conditions occur:
- Unrecognizable characters displayed on monitor screen during / after boot.
- Blank monitor screen during / after boot.
- System hangs at boot.
PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:
All of the following must be true for this tip to apply:
- The system is a Netfinity 5500 server Type 8660 model 11U, 1RU, 41U, 4RU, 11X, 1RX, 41X, 4RX.
- A supported video adapter is located in one of the secondary PCI bus slots (Slots 1-4).
- The monitor is connected to the video adapter.
- The monitor and video adapter are considered to be good.
FIX:
Move the video adapter to a primary PCI slot. If a primary PCI slot is not available, and a video adapter is required (in addition to the Onboard Video Controller), then install an ISA Video Adapter.
DETAILS:
The secondary PCI bus will not support a video adapter.
SAS KEYWORDS:
PSY2, UNCLASSIFIED, D/T8660, NETFINITY, 5500, SERVER, VIDEO, ADAPTER, SECONDARY, PCI, SLOT 1, SLOT 2, SLOT 3, SLOT 4, BUS
Search Keywords |
PSY2, UNCLASSIFIED, D/T8660, NETFINITY, 5500, SERVER, VIDEO, ADAPTER, SECONDARY, PCI, SLOT 1, SLOT 2, SLOT 3, SLOT 4, BUS | |
Hint Category |
Retain | |
Date Created |
08-06-98 | |
Last Updated |
25-08-98 | |
Revision Date |
21-08-99 | |
Brand |
IBM PC Server | |
Product Family |
Netfinity 5500 | |
Machine Type |
8660 | |
Model |
11U; 11X; 41U; 41X; 1RU; 1RX; 4RU; 4RX; 42U; 42X; 51U; 51X; 52U; 52X; 5RU; 5RX; 4SU; 4SX; 5SU; 5SX | |
TypeModel |
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Retain Tip (if applicable) |
H163830 | |
Reverse Doclinks |
Date last altered:, A98/06/02, Owning B.U.: USA, USA=A, EMA=A, AFE=A |