Dell PowerEdge 800 - Manual (Page 30)

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Troubleshooting Your System
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 800 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Safety First—For You and Your System
Start-Up Routine
Checking Basic Power Problems
Checking the Equipment
Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions
Troubleshooting a NIC
Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message
Opening the System
Closing the System
Inside the System
Troubleshooting a Wet System
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
Troubleshooting the System Battery
Troubleshooting a Power Supply
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
Troubleshooting System Memory
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
Troubleshooting a SCSI Tape Drive
Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives
Troubleshooting SATA Hard Drives
Troubleshooting a RAID Controller Card
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 5 -1 .
Table 5-1. Start-Up Routine Indications
Checking Basic Power Problems
1. If the power indicator on the system front panel or power supply does not indicate that power is available to the system, ensure that the power cable is
securely connected to the power supply.
CAUTION: 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, Codes, and Messages."
A series of beeps emitted by the system. See " System Beep Codes " in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
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 diskette drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive ."
The optical drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting an Optical Drive ."
The hard-drive activity indicator. See " Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives ."
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a drive. See " Getting Help ."