Hello there, i want ask Ibm x3400 m3 can't booting hang on uefi platform initialization with ! light system error(Front Tower), and with USB and Keyboard no detection, any solved it?

1: no options inside told.
2: no CMOS COIN cell ever lasted 13 years, so id dead
3: now BIOS is in CHAOS mode. dead battery caused,
4: new coin cell,.
5: reset bios to factory fresh defaults in BIOS page 1.
6: set time and date in bios.
7: set boot order or your boot drive or raid array based on #1 above secret.
8: load Server 2012R2 is best here . or linux or what is in the list .
if using raid it must be tested first the array under the raid controller. path. depends on what is there, not told.
a dead server can be accessed via, IMM like my dell DRAC
it has page called logs to read.
Id read them. (opps it flags coin dead , see?)_


IMM (remove manager) , READ THE LOgs , remotely.>?? first?
AND SEE LAST BOOT DEVICE./? (and what)????????????????
new coin cell and ....
THEN SET BIOS BOOT ORDER TO CORRECT BOOT DEVICE?
got raid?
1 raid or more.
1 for boot?
1 for data.?
???????????????????????????
look inside yet see what is there, even count all disks see where all connect . to what.
run the raid config, some servers have raid support DVD or uSB stick to boot and manage the arrays/, but what is inside matters first
some have upgraded LSI raid cards and that matters most if there, ?
day one new had 7 cards as an option. (just with IBM alone)
there are MORE. LSI makes great RAID cards,

Got raid?
The System x3400 M3 server supports optional spare DIMMs, memory mirroring, and RAID-0, RAID-1, and RAID-1E support standard with optional RAID-5, RAID-6, RAID-10, and RAID-50 available
most servers like this the built in raid is weak , not allowing raid 6 mode.so that matters too if that was done day1, last time.

https://lenovopress.com/tips0808#standard-specifications


the manual is here (lenovo says EOL, zero help)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/installation-and-users-guide-ibm-system-x3400-m3-7378-7379


I anm not any kind of IBM guy. (data centers)
but have Dells here, and can work them well
IMM find and read all logs carefully,
most servers logs what disk drive last booted OKAY. explicitly/
and how to open the case and learn what is inside first. for sure all things RAID.

wow posting hard RAID questions here and not on actual
IBM forum,. why do that?
i can do HP or dell but not IBM

on dell R710 it is automatic raid 6 (8 drives) can fail 2 and run.
what raid hardware is it Ibm
What raid card there/
is this RAID 6?????? if not why not.
how big is each drive and now many,? drives
did you read the raid controller manual first, after all no 2 servers on earth work the same unless are EXACTLY the same.
fact key not told.
IF IT CAN DO HOT SWAP NEW DRIVER
IT CAN TAKE DAYS TO SELF REPAIR.
all the time production never ends only a tad slower,
the whole reason for that. no need disable the server.

why not get help here
2012 seems poor support now. 10 years later, IBM is that bad?

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/installation-and-users-guide-ibm-system-x3400-m3-7378-7379


real help.
this system Base config
has only this.,
x3400 M3 models include an IBM ServeRAID®
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BR10ilV2 controller???????????


IBM ServeRAID®
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BR10ilV2 controller, providing RAID-0/1/1E support. The IBM ServeRAID

and best.
-M1015 controller,
providing RAID-0/1/10 with an option to upgrade to RAID 5 is standard on 8-drive 2.5-inch models,
while the ServeRAID-5014 controller, which provides RAID-0/1/10/5/50 support (upgrade-able to
RAID-6/60) and includes 256GB of cache memory, is standard on 16-drive 2.5-inch models.

I have a m1015 here, that it cross loaded LSI rom too..
cheap to buy and easy to convert so know about it.

what you have inside our server is any ones guess.
and recover tools.
WHAT YOU DO find out what raid card is there
then get the IBM manual on it
the ask admin what raid is or run the RAID app and look first
free old manual is here

https://www.manua.ls/ibm/system-x-x3400-m3/manual


read the manual on our raid card first.
read it and now to do recovery.

system load out and CTO not told so answers will be endless.
or even wrong. nobody can see inside your box.

The orange Led On the Server is letting you know that there is something wrong with a PCI. Check the pci card slot 1 and make sure they are all seated tight.

Still an issue?

This would probably a motherboard issue. Sometimes firmware updates(Uefi and IMM) can resolve issue.
Same message appear when server has memory faults also, so check memory has no amber.

You would have to for motherboard replacement when no memory issue found on server

Thanks

Hello here is others with the same problem:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=397434&start=15&tstart=0

It looks like the power button is failing.

The fault could also be the mainboard.

Try also to talk with a autorished dealer or a repair shop.

Good luck

Not sure what the questions is, reconfiguring a mirrored raid is a destructive process so all info on the drives will be gone.
That said this is managed through the SCSI configuration which you can get into at boot usually by pressing one of the function keys when prompted at boot up.

regards,
Mike

check the indicators on the right side of the front panel for more detail of the error. search online for the manual.

Hi,

You can install Windows 2003 using IBM Service Guide CD. Its an image file (.iso) . Burn it after download . Then boot from cd and follow the simple wizard . Find the link below

http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5088993

Thanks

I faced the same problem i asked to the ibm people they said that non ibm hdd's are not supporting x3400 servers and they are hanging when we work with non ibm hdds. when I use segate 1 TB sata hard disk the server working fine the only problem is little bit slow for booting and programme running, this not a broblem. so pls use 1 TB sata hdds with your x3400 servers.