Netfinity 4500r can't complete the post...

[biso270]

Netfinity 4500r can't complete the post...

Please help, the Netware 4.11 server (netfinity 4500r , 865-5ry) died after a power failure…

The green led keeps flashing, when you start it, the post can’t complete, and it goes into loops (F1 for Setup, alt-f1 for Boot partition, f2 for Diag)…
If you try to press any of these keys it doesn’t work…

I have to remove the battery to fool the bios, and if you configure it and save , it goes into loop again, no failure led anywhere (I have tow power supplies, two PIII 933, 6 SCSI raid 5).

Also, I have flashed the Bios

Thanks..

 

[catorze]

Confirm your keyboard is connected correctly. Do you get any beep codes before the loop starts?

 

[biso270]

The keyboard is connected correctly. no beep codes either, it just keep cycling for ever...

 

[catorze]

You indicated you flashed the BIOS, so it seems it will boot to a diskette, right? If so, try booting to the Service Processor flash diskette. The diskette is also the configuration utility, so you may be able to access the Service Processor log. I recommend the following:
1. Remove power from the server for 30 seconds.
2. Reconnect power, wait 10 seconds, then hit the power button (with the ASM flash diskette inserted).
3. When the server shows the F1 for Setup, press F1.

If you get into CMOS, look at the Service Processor log for the first <error> entry (bottom of the list), and take corrective action for only this error message. If you don't get into CMOS (F1 doesn't work), let the server boot to the ASM flash and access the logs from the diskette.

 

[biso270]

Thanks catorze, it worked, one of the CPUs is faulty, thanks for your help, now I have to find a matching CPU....