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Troubleshooting Your System
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 700 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Safety First—For You and Your System
To perform certain procedures in this document, you must remove the system cover and work inside the system. While working inside the system, do not
attempt to service the system except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in your system documentation.
Start-Up Routine
Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the indications described in Table 5 -1 .
Table 5-1. Start-Up Routine Indications
Checking the Equipment
This section provides troubleshooting procedures for external devices attached to the system, such as the monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Before you perform
any of the procedures, see "Troubleshooting External Connections."
Troubleshooting External Connections
Safety First—For You and Your System Troubleshooting the Power Supply
Start-Up Routine Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
Checking the Equipment Troubleshooting System Memory
Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
Bezel Troubleshooting a CD, DVD, or CD-RW/DVD Drive
System Cover Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives
Inside the System Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives
Troubleshooting a Wet System Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
Troubleshooting a Damaged System Troubleshooting the Processor
Troubleshooting the System Battery
Always follow the instructions closely, and ensure that you review all information in "Safety Instructions" in the System Information Guide.
CAUTION: See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting
against electrostatic discharge.
Look/listen for: Action
An error message displayed on the monitor. See " System Messages " in " Indicators and Codes ."
A series of beeps emitted by the system. See " System Beep Codes " in " Indicators and Codes ."
Alert messages from the systems management software. See the systems management software documentation.
The monitor's power indicator. See " Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem ."
The keyboard indicators. See " Troubleshooting the Keyboard ."
The USB diskette drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a USB Device ."
The USB CD drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a USB Device ."
The diskette drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive ."
The CD drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a CD, DVD, or CD-RW/DVD Drive ."
The hard-drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives " and " Troubleshooting SATA Hard
Drives
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a
drive.
See " Getting Help ."