Characters Are Distorted Or Incorrect; System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly; Cd-Rom Drive Or Dvd-Rom Drive Activity Light Does Not Light - Intel S5000XVN - Workstation Board Motherboard User Manual

Characters Are Distorted or Incorrect

Check the following:
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Are the brightness and contrast controls properly adjusted on the video monitor? See
the manufacturer's documentation.
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Are the video monitor's signal and power cables properly installed?
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Does this video monitor work correctly if plugged into a different system?

System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly

If the system cooling fans are not operating properly, it is an indication of possible system
component failure.
Check the following:
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Is the power-on light lit? If not, see
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If your system has LED lights for the fans, is one or more of these LEDs lit?
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Are any other control panel LEDs lit?
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Have any of the fan motors stopped? Use the server management subsystem to
check the fan status.
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Have your fans speeded up in response to an overheating situation?
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Have your fans speeded up in response to a fan that has failed?
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Are the fan power connectors properly connected to the workstation board?
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Is the cable from the control panel board connected to the both the control panel
board and to the workstation board?
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Are the power supply cables properly connected to the workstation board?
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Are there any shorted wires caused by pinched-cables or have power connector
plugs been forced into power connector sockets the wrong way?
CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not
Light
Check the following:
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Are the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive's power and signal cables properly installed?
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Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly?
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Is the drive properly configured?
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