Parity Check 2

[Ayman Altounji]

On boot up I'm getting an error:
Parity Check 2 - System DIMM Memory

Any idea what this error means?

Thanks
Hank

[Sunil Jerath]

Hello,
This error refers to a bad DIMM. But please update your System BIOS first and run System Configuration by downloading SP19619. I have seen instances where by running the latest System configuration the error messages like the one you have goes away.

Regards,

[Ayman Altounji]

When the system is booted I get the scanning for SCSI devices ans than the parity error comes up. It never allows me to get to a point to run any software from CD or floppy. The server just freezes once this error comes up.
I've tried pulling one DIMM and tried other slots, but each DIMM has the same result.

Hank

[Cesar Leon]

Hi Hank, I read your post and wanted to know how you got overcame this issue, I have a Proliant 800 and the same symptoms is coming up for me today

I get Parity Check 2 - System DIMM Memory

i put the Smart start in the CD but i cannot accesss the Cd to run it, and i move the ram individually to the different slots and no luck as well

Any help you can give will be appreciated it

thanks Cesar

[Matt Allen_1]

I am also getting this error on my ProLiant 1600 6/450 (P08). It's current BIOS ROM is vSP15911.exe, dated 11/8/2000. To the best of my knowledge that is the most current. I had upgraded my memory to 4x256MB (1GB total) and it has run fine for 18 - 24mos. In the last few weeks, I started getting error messages. When I run diags, I now get the 'Parity Check 2 - System DIMM Memory' error message. I have tried to use ONLY two of the 256MB DIMMs and I have also put two original 128MB DIMMs back in the server. The resulting error is the same. Do I need to look at my hardware cage, backplane, or possibly some sort of a motherboard replacement? Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks - Matt

[Michael Lepley]

I was on another forum and Phil Reah wrote that he had seen this problem a number of times and said the array controller was the problem child for this error. I found that he was correct. My 1850R booted fine after removing the array controller. Imagine that.