Powering Off The Server System - NEC EXPRESS5800/180Ra-7 User Manual

After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests
(POST). POST automatically checks the system baseboard, system I/O board,
CPU module, ECC memory modules, keyboard, mouse, and most installed
peripheral devices. POST also displays the start messages of the BIOS setup
utility during execution.
The POST check results should be checked in the following cases:
When the server is being used for the first time.
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When the server appears to fail.
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When the server beeps many times between power-on and OS start-up.
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When an error message appears on the display unit.
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Note:
unit, refer to subsection POST Error Codes and Messages in
Chapter 5 of this Guide.
Always allow POST to complete before powering down your
system.
If you have problems powering on your system, refer to Problem Solving in
Chapter 5 of this User's Guide.
After you have successfully powered on your system, insert the
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Powering Off the Server System

When server system power is on, pressing the power on/off switch on the front
panel of the server turns the power off.
To turn the server system power off:
1. Shutdown the operating system (OS).
2. Press the power on/off switch on the front panel of the server (see
Figure 2-13. The power-on LED goes out.
Note:
displayed on the LCD panel during power-off.
3. Power off the peripherial devices.
For error messages that appear on the display
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CD-ROM into the CD-ROM device, reboot the system and
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