Troubleshooting Your System; Checking Basic Power Problems; Checking The Equipment - Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Troubleshooting Your System
Dell™ PowerEdge™ SC1425 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Safety First—For You and Your System
Start-Up Routine
Checking Basic Power Problems
Checking the Equipment
Troubleshooting Basic I/O Functions
Troubleshooting a NIC
Inside the System
Opening the System
Closing the System
Troubleshooting a Wet System
Safety First—For You and Your System
To perform certain procedures in this document, you must remove the system cover and work inside the system. While working inside the system, do not
attempt to service the system except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in your system documentation.
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as
authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not
authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
Start-Up Routine
Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the indications described in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1. Start-Up Routine Indications
Look/listen for:
An error message displayed on the monitor.
A series of beeps emitted by the system.
Alert messages from the systems management software.
The monitor's power indicator.
The keyboard indicators.
The diskette drive activity indicator.
The optical drive activity indicator.
The hard-drive activity indicator.
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a drive. See
The diagnostic indicators.
Checking Basic Power Problems
1. If the power indicator on the system front panel does not indicate that power is available to the system, ensure that the power cable is securely
connected to the power supply.
2. If the system is connected to a PDU or UPS, turn the PDU or UPS off and then on.
3. If the PDU or UPS is not receiving power, plug it into another electrical outlet. If it still is not receiving power, try another PDU or UPS.
4. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system.
If the system still is not working properly, see
Checking the Equipment
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
Troubleshooting the System Battery
Troubleshooting the Power Supply
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
Troubleshooting System Memory
Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive
Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
Troubleshooting the Processors
Action
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See the systems management software documentation.
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"Troubleshooting the Power Supply."
"System Messages" in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
"System Beep Codes" in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
"Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem."
"Troubleshooting the Keyboard."
"Troubleshooting a USB Device."
"Troubleshooting an Optical Drive."
"Troubleshooting SCSI Hard Drives."
"Getting Help."
"Diagnostics Messages" in "Indicators, Messages, and Codes."