Computer Operation; Turning On The Computer - IBM 621410U - IntelliStation E - Pro 6214 Hardware Maintenance Manual

CD-ROM drive eject button: opens and closes the CD tray.
CD-ROM drive activity light: indicates when the CD-ROM drive is in use.
Diskette drive activity light: indicates when the diskette drive is in use.
Diskette drive eject button: releases a diskette from the drive.
Ethernet speed 100 Mbps: when this light is on, the Ethernet speed is 100 Mbps.
When this light is off, the Ethernet speed is 10 Mbps.
Ethernet transmit/receive activity: when this light is on, there is activity between
the computer and the network.
Power-control button: enables you to turn the computer on or off manually.
Power-on light: indicates when the computer is turned on.
Hard disk drive activity light: indicates when the hard disk drive is in use.

Computer operation

The following sections provide information about operating the workstation.

Turning on the computer

Do the following to start the computer:
1. Turn on all peripheral devices first.
2. Press the power-control button on your computer. For the location of the
power- control button, see "Controls and indicators" on page 8.
What you see and hear when you start up your computer depends on the features
installed and the settings in the IBM Setup Utility program.
If power-on self-test (POST) detects a problem, there might be a series of beeps or
no beep, and a numeric error message might appear on the screen. Write down
any beep series and error code numbers with descriptions, then see "Beep
symptoms" on page 105 for the explanation of error codes.
During startup, the following messages might be displayed briefly:
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(some models only)
To use these features, press the appropriate function key or keys quickly. The
messages appear for only seconds. For more information about these messages, see
"Using the IBM Setup Utility program" on page 31 and "Using the SCSISelect
Utility program (some models)" on page 36.
During startup, you might not see . If you
want to see the prompt, see instructions for displaying the prompt in "Using the
IBM Setup Utility program" on page 31.
The IBM Setup Utility program will help you configure your computer with
passwords, PCI adapter configuration, and other options. The IBM Setup Utility
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General information