Troubleshooting; Power On Does Not Succeed; Symptom; Actions - Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 10 Service Manual

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CHAPTER

Troubleshooting

This chapter describes how to diagnose a problem with a SPARCstation 10 system.
Keep in mind that this chapter does not cover all the symptoms you might
experience, nor does it cover all steps which can be done to repair the SPARCstation
10 system. Thorough hardware and software product knowledge is required to
troubleshoot and repair a SPARCstation 10 system.

Power On Does Not Succeed

Symptom

No video output on the system monitor

Actions

1. Make sure that the power cord is connected to the monitor and to the wall
outlet.
2. Use a Volt-Ohm Meter (VOM) to verify that the wall outlet is supplying AC
power to the monitor.
3. Make sure that the video cable connection between the monitor and the system
video output port is secure.
4. Use a VOM to do continuity test on the video cable.
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