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NEC Express5800/120Rh-2 N8100-1126F User Manual

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Troubleshooting 8-11

No screen display appears with beep:

→ Check whether DIMMs are connected to the mating connectors firmly.

→ Check whether DIMMs of different specifications are installed in the specific bank.

See Chapter 9 for the specifications of DIMMs.

→ DIMMs must be populated in pairs and in the following order:

#5 and #6, #3 and #4, then #1 and #2.

→ Installed DIMMs must be the same speed and must all be registered.

→ Take a note of beep code pattern, and take appropriate action according to the table

listed earlier in "Beep Codes".

POST fails to complete:

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Is the DIMM board installed?

→ At least two DIMM boards are required for operation.

→ DIMMs must be populated in pairs and in the following order:

#5 and #6, #3 and #4, then #1 and #2.

→ Installed DIMMs must be the same speed and must all be registered.

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Is the memory size large?

→ The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large. Wait for

a while.

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Did you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after you started the
server?

→ If you perform any keyboard or mouse operation immediately after start-up, POST

may accidentally detect a keyboard controller error and stops proceeding. In
such a case, restart the server once again. Do not perform any keyboard or
mouse operation until the BIOS start-up message appears when you restart the
server.

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Does the server have contains appropriate memory boards or PCI devices?

→ Operation of the server with unauthorized devices is not guaranteed.