IBM P5 570 - Scrolling Dots

Question

IBM p5 570 server shows dots that move across the screen from left to right, top to bottom upon powering on. It has been doing this for about 20 minutes.

What does this mean?

EDIT: I should clarify, this appears on the operator panel on the front, not on an external monitor.

Bad display adapter? Bad display cable/connection? Bad display driver? Bad monitor? — joeqwerty, Oct 25 '13 at 20:52
Someone leaning on the "." key of the keyboard? Try and unplug/reconnect the keyboard? — EEAA, Oct 25 '13 at 20:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 04 '13 at 16:53

Service processor does not send data to the LCD panel. Try this: remove both power cords, yank LCD panel out, check the pins, put it back, apply power. If still no display after 20 mins, either of them may be dead. Search the net for "p5 ASMI interface" to get instructions on accessing the service processor.

score -4 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 20 '17 at 21:22

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Did you get it fixed? I have seen this issue a couple of times,

The dot moving across the control panel display indicates that the control panel is hung in a reset state. This symptom might occur if a control panel cable is incorrectly seated or plugged, if a control panel or cable is damaged, or if the wrong control panel is installed

edited Feb 20 '17 at 21:22

answered Feb 20 '17 at 20:34

Nicolai Møller

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IBM P5 570 - Scrolling Dots

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