G60 server won't boot with ENTRY_TEST status -6

[Burt Buchen]

Hello,

I thought my boot hard drive was going but now
I am not sure. I get the following error when
I try and boot the system.

Booting...

ENTRY_TEST status = -6

ERROR DETECTED - Replace the SCSI Host Adapter's Fuse

Failed to initialize
ENTRY_TEST status = -4


I think the -4 says that it cannot find the boot drive. I have disconnected everything but the tape drive and I cannot get it to recognize even the tape drive.

Any ideas what the -6 error really means or
where and how to replace the host adapters fuse.
I have search everywhere on the system for one and cannot locate it.

Thanks in advance.

[Stefan Farrelly · Accepted solution]

The SCSI controllers on these old servers come with a fuse - it looks pretty standard. If youre not covered by HP support so you cant get a replacement fuse for free, remove the SCSI controller from your G60, take a look at the old fuse, and you should be able to get a replacement from many HP VAR's (resellers or 2nd hand HP vendors).

[Burt Buchen]

Is the fuse on the backplane/motherboard or
on the scsi/printer/Mux card?

I found one on the separate card but the
disks plug into the backplane/motherboard so
I am confused by where the fuse is?