Troubleshooting your system, Safety first—for you and your system, Start-up routine – Dell PowerEdge SC 430 User Manual
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Troubleshooting Your System
Dell™ PowerEdge™ SC430 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Safety First—For You and Your System
Troubleshooting External Connections
Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
Troubleshooting the System Battery
Troubleshooting Power Supplies
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
Troubleshooting an IDE Tape Drive
Troubleshooting an Internal SCSI Tape Drive
Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives
Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
Troubleshooting the Microprocessor
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 4-1. 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 IRQ Assignment Conflicts
CAUTION:
Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.
Before performing any procedure, see your Product 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, Messages, and Codes."
A series of beeps emitted by the system.
See "
System Beep Codes
" in "Indicators, Messages, and Codes."
The monitor's power indicator.
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
The keyboard indicators.
."
The diskette drive (optional) activity indicator.
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
."
The CD drive activity indicator.
The hard-drive activity indicator.
Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives
" or "
Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives
."
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a drive. See "
Getting Help
."