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Hardware diagnostic testing, Checking the boot-up status – Acer AT350 F1 User Manual

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Hardware diagnostic testing

This section provides a detailed approach to identifying a hardware
problem and its cause.

Checking the boot-up status

Caution: Before disconnecting any peripheral cables from the
server, turn off the system and any peripheral devices. Failure to
do so can cause permanent damage to the system and/or the
peripheral device.

1

Turn off the system and all external peripheral devices.

2

Disconnect all peripheral devices from the system, except for the
keyboard and the display monitor.

3

Make sure the system power cord is plugged into a properly
grounded AC outlet and in the power supply module cord socket.

4

Make sure the display monitor and keyboard are correctly
connected to the system.

5

Turn on the display monitor.

6

Set the display brightness and contrast controls to at least two
thirds of their maximum range.

Refer the documentation that came with your display monitor.

7

If the operating system normally loads from the hard drive, make
sure there is no diskette in floppy drive and no disc in the optical
drive.

8

If the power indicator is lit, attempt to boot from a disc.

9

Turn on the system.
If the power indicator did not light up, see “Power indicator does
not light” on page 111.