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TYPICAL BOOT SEQUENCE DISPLAY
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1. Boot text
2. Agilent Technologies text and logo
3. Intel boot agent text
4. Select operating system menu
5. Windows XP boot screen (blue)
6. Checking file system text
7. Welcome to Windows login screen
Does
the instrument reach
#3 in the boot
sequence?
Yes
Does the
instrument reach #5
inthe boot sequence and
is the power LED
steady on?
Yes
Does the
instrument reach #7
in the boot
sequence?
Yes
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Figure 9
16903A Boot Up Troubleshooting Flowchart
No
Failed BIOS
boot.
A
B
Try
, then
.
Return to
1
between
each.
Failed OS boot
No
from hard
drive.
Try
C
, then
,
D
then
E
. Return to
1
between each.
Is the
No
power LED
steady
on?
Yes
Blank screen/display problem due to display mode.
Reboot.
At Select OS menu, press F8 to open advanced startup.
Select "enable VGA mode" then Continue.
Enter BIOS setup and
A
reset to default.
Replace the CPU
B
motherboard.
Check the hard drive
power and signal
C
cables.
Reseat RAM DIMMs.
D
Run the recovery disk.
Replace the hard drive
E
and run the recovery
disk.
Failed the system file
No
check. Run the
recovery disk.
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