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Troubleshooting Your System
Dell™ PowerEdge™ SC1420 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Safety First—For You and Your System
Start-Up Routine
Opening the System
Closing the System
Checking the Equipment
Inside the System
Troubleshooting a Wet System
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
Troubleshooting the System Battery
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
Troubleshooting System Memory
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
Troubleshooting a CD Drive
Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive
Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive in a RAID Configuration
Troubleshooting a RAID Controller Card
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
Troubleshooting the Processors
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
Opening the System
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to open the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. 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, Codes, and Messages."
A series of beeps emitted by the system. See " System Beep Codes " in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
The monitor's power indicator. See " Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem ."
The keyboard indicators. See " Troubleshooting the Keyboard ."
The diskette drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive ."
The CD drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a CD Drive ."
The hard-drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a SCSI Hard Drive ."
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a drive. See " Getting Help ."