HP DL980 G7 - Manual (Page 103)

Troubleshooting 103
OS boot problems flowchart
Symptoms:
• Server does not boot a previously installed operating system
• Server does not boot SmartStart
Possible causes:
• Corrupted operating system
• Hard drive subsystem problem
• Incorrect boot order setting in RBSU
Item See
1
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
(
http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart )
2 "POST problems flowchart (on page 101 )"
3 • "Hard drive problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting
Guide located on the Documentation CD or see "Troubleshooting
resources (on page
90 )"
• Controller documentation
4
"HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 85 )" or in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page
90 )"
5 • "CD-ROM and DVD drive problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 90 )"
• Controller documentation
• "Loose connections (on page 94 )"
6 "General memory problems are occurring" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 90 )"
7 • "Operating system problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Documentation CD or see
"Troubleshooting resources (on page 90 )"
• "HP contact information (on page 120 )"
8 "Breaking the server down to the minimum hardware configuration (on
page
93 )" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide located on the
Documentation CD or see "Troubleshooting resources (on page 90 )"
9 • "Hardware problems" in the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting
Guide located on the Documentation CD or see "Troubleshooting
resources (on page 90 )"
• Server maintenance and service guide, located on the Documentation
CD or the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com/products/servers/platforms )
10
"General diagnosis flowchart (on page 96 )"