v Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem
is solved.
v See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD to determine which
components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units
(FRU).
v If an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a
trained service technician.
Error code Description Action
1804 No more memory (below 1 MB for a PCI
adapter).
1. Remove the failing adapter
2. Reseat each adapter
3. Replace the following components one at a time,
in the order shown, restarting the server each
time:
a. Each adapter
b. (Trained service technician only) PCI-X board
1805 PCI option ROM checksum error.
1. Make sure that the settings for the adapter and all
other adapters in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program are correct.
2. If the error code indicates a particular PCI or
PCI-X slot or device, remove that device.
3. Reseat each adapter
4. Replace the following components one at a time,
in the order shown, restarting the server each
time:
a. Each adapter
b. (Trained service technician only) PCI-X board
1806 PCI built-in self-test failure.
1. Make sure that the settings for the adapter and all
other adapters in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program are correct.
2. If the error code indicates a particular PCI or
PCI-X slot or device, remove that device.
3. Reseat each adapter
4. Replace the following components one at a time,
in the order shown, restarting the server each
time:
a. Each adapter
b. (Trained service technician only) PCI-X board
1807, 1808 General PCI error.
1. Make sure that no devices have been disabled in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
2. Reseat the failing adapter.
Note: If an error LED is lit for a specific adapter,
reseat that adapter first; if no LEDs are lit, reseat
each adapter one at a time, restarting the server
each time, to isolate the failing adapter.
3. Replace the following components one at a time,
in the order shown, restarting the server each
time:
a. Each adapter
b. (Trained service technician only) PCI-X board
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