Video Output Failure; Hard Drive, Cd-Rom, Or Dvd-Rom Drive Failure - Sun Microsystems Sun Blade 150 Service Manual

4.2

Video Output Failure

This section provides video output failure symptoms and suggested actions. Perform
the suggested actions until you isolate the problem.
Symptom
The video does not display on the system monitor.
Actions
1. Check the monitor power cord to ensure that the cord is connected to the monitor
and to the wall receptacle.
2. Verify that the wall receptacle is supplying power to the monitor.
3. Check the video cable connection between the monitor and the video output
connector on the system back panel
4. Check that the CPU is properly seated.
5. If video still does not display on the monitor, the monitor, graphics card, or
motherboard video chip may be defective.
4.3 Hard Drive, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM
Drive Failure
This section provides hard drive, CD-ROM drive, or DVD-ROM drive failure
symptoms and suggested actions. Perform the suggested actions until you isolate the
problem.
Symptoms
A hard drive read, write, or parity error is reported by the operating system or a
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customer application.
A CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive read error or parity error is reported by the
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operating system or a customer application.
4-2 Sun Blade 150 Service Manual • June 2002