Dell PowerEdge 4350 - Manual (Page 27)

Table 2 - 1 . Boot Routine Indications (continued)
Look/Listen for: Action
The hard-disk drive activity
indicators
The hard-disk drive activity indicators should
quickly flash on and off when you access data
on the hard-disk drives. On a system running
the Microsoft® Windows NT® Server
operating system, you can test the drive by
opening Microsoft Windows® Explorer and
clicking the icon for drive C. If the hard-disk
drive access indicator does not come on, see
"Troubleshooting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives" in
Chapter 7.
A series of beeps See Chapter 3, "Messages and Codes."
An unfamiliar constant scraping or
grinding sound when you access
a drive Make sure the sound is not caused by the
application program you are running. The
sound could be caused by a hardware mal­
function. See Chapter 12, "Getting Help," for
instructions on obtaining technical assis­
tance from Dell.
The absence of a familiar sound When you turn on the system, you should
hear the hard-disk drives spin up, and the
system trying to access the boot files from
the hard-disk drive, the diskette drive, or the
CD-ROM drive. See Chapter 5, "Running the
Dell Diagnostics." If the system does not
boot, see Chapter 12, "Getting Help."
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviation and
acronym list that precedes the Index.
If you have not resolved the problem after looking at and listening to the computer,
continue with the instructions in the next section, "The System Setup Program."
The Sysfem Setup Program
You can easily correct certain system problems by verifying the correct settings in the
System Setup program. When you boot the system, the system checks the system
configuration information and compares it with the current hardware configuration. If
the system hardware configuration does not match the information recorded by the
System Setup program, an error message may appear on the screen.
This problem can happen if you changed the system's hardware configuration and for­
got to run the System Setup program. To correct this problem, enter the System
Setup program, correct the corresponding System Setup setting, and reboot the sys­
tem. See Chapter 4, "Using the System Setup Program," in the system Lfeerfe Guide
for detailed instructions on using the System Setup program.
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