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S o l v i n g p r o b l e m s
Diskette drive activity light does not light
Check the following:
Are the diskette drive power and signal cables properly installed?
Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the diskette drive set correctly?
Is the diskette drive properly configured?
Is the diskette drive activity light always on? If so, the signal cable may be plugged in
incorrectly.
If you are using the onboard diskette controller, use the SSU to make sure that "Onboard Floppy"
is set to "Enabled." If you are using an add-in diskette controller, make sure that "Onboard
Floppy" is set to "Disabled." To run the SSU, see the detailed information in the 'Configuration'
chapter.
If the problem persists, there may be a problem with the diskette drive, baseboard, or drive signal
cable. Contact your service representative or authorised dealer for assistance.
Hard disk drive activity light does not light
If you have installed one or more hard disk drives in your system, check the following:
Are the power and signal cables to the drive properly installed?
Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the hard drive and adapter board set correctly?
Is the onboard IDE controller enabled? (IDE hard drives only)
Is the hard disk drive properly configured?
N N O O T T E E
Front panel hard disk LED indicates IDE and SCSI devices: the hard disk drive activity light
on the front panel lights when either an IDE hard disk drive, or a SCSI device controlled by the
onboard SCSI host controller, is in use. This LED does not display CD-ROM activity.
CD-ROM drive activity light does not light
Check the following:
Are the power and signal cables to the CD-ROM drive properly installed?
Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly?
Is the drive properly configured?
Is the onboard IDE controller enabled?
Network problems
If you have network problems, consult the documentation that came with the network board you
purchased for this server.
PCI installation tips
Some common PCI tips are listed here.
Reserve interrupts (IRQs) and/or memory addresses specifically for ISA adapters. This
prevents PCI boards from trying to use the same settings ISA boards are using. Use the SSU
to keep track of ISA adapter resources.
Certain drivers may require interrupts that are not shared with other PCI drivers. The SSU
can be used to adjust the interrupt numbers for PCI devices. For certain drivers, it may be
necessary to alter settings so that interrupts are not shared.
Check PCI interrupt interdependencies among slots and onboard devices.
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