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Troubleshooting the system board, Troubleshooting a diskette drive, Step 13 – Dell PowerEdge 650 User Manual

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If no error messages occur during POST, continue to the next step.

 

If there are error messages, the system board might be faulty. See "

Getting Help

."

10.

 

Open the system. See "

Opening the System

."

11.

 

Remove the memory module from DIMM A and reinstall one of the memory modules that you removed in

step 7

.

12.

 

Close the system. See "

Closing the System

."

 

If no error messages occur during POST, reinstall one of the memory modules that you removed in

step 7

and repeat this step for the remaining memory

module.

 

If there are error messages, the memory module is faulty. Replace the memory module. See "

System Memory

."

13.

 

Run the system memory test in the system diagnostics. See "

Running the System Diagnostics

."

 

If the test does not complete successfully, see "

Getting Help

."

 

Troubleshooting the System Board

 

Problem

l

 

Error message indicates a system board problem.

 

Action

1.

 

Open the system. See "

Opening the System

."

2.

 

Remove the expansion cards, if installed. See "

Removing an Expansion Card

" in "Installing System Components."

3.

 

Close the system. See "

Closing the System

."

4.

 

Run the system board tests in the system diagnostics. See "

Running the System Diagnostics

."

 

If the tests do not run successfully, see "

Getting Help

."

5.

 

Open the system. See "

Opening the System

."

6.

 

Reinstall the one of the expansion cards that you removed in

step 2

. See "

Installing an Expansion Card

" in "Installing System Components."

7.

 

Close the system. See "

Closing the System

."

8.

 

Run the system board tests again.

 

If the tests do not complete successfully, the expansion card might be faulty. See "

Getting Help

."

 

If the tests complete successfully, repeat

step 5

through

step 8

for the remaining expansion card, if applicable.

 

Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive

 

Problem

l

 

Error message indicates a diskette drive problem.

 

Action