Perc 5/i error message

[Liam Kirsher]

Hi,

I am getting messages during boot regarding a bad battery, and the error
output keeps flashing
E1211 ROMB Battery
Which corresponds to:
RAID battery is either missing, bad, or unable to recharge due to
thermal issues.

I have replaced the battery with a new one from the distributor, but I
am still getting the same error message.

This forces the drives into write-through mode, which is not what I want.

I think my next step will be to try to replace the entire board/battery.
Is there any more I could do to track down the problem?

I'd like to test the battery, but I'm not sure how to do that, either.

I believe the part number is YF437. However, when I look on eBay I find
other PERC 5/i's with other numbers.
Are they compatible?  For example, TU005, FT781.  What's the difference?

Liam



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