Troubleshooting A Diskette Drive - Dell PowerEdge 1750 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

4. Remove the bezel if a bezel is attached. See
5. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
6. Open the system. See "Opening the System
7. Ensure that the memory banks are populated correctly. See
If the memory modules are populated correctly, continue to the next step.
8. Reseat the memory modules in their sockets. See
9. Close the system. See "Closing the System
10. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
11. Enter the System Setup program and check the system memory setting. See "Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide.
If the amount of memory installed does not match the system memory setting, then perform the following steps:
a. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
b. Open the system. See
NOTE: Several configurations for the memory modules exist; see
c. Swap the memory modules in bank 1 with a working pair of DIMMs of the same capacity. See
Options."
d. Close the system. See
e. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
f. As the system boots, observe the monitor screen and the indicators on the keyboard.
12. Perform the following steps:
a. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
b. Open the system. See
c. Repeat step c through
If the problem persists, see
13. Run the system memory test in the system diagnostics. See
If the test fails, see "Getting

Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive

Problem
Error message indicates a diskette drive problem.
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Action
1. Enter the System Setup program and verify that the diskette drive is configured correctly. See "Using the System Setup Program" in the User's Guide.
2. Run the appropriate online diagnostic test. See
3. Run the diskette drive tests to check whether the diskette drive works correctly. See
If the tests fail, continue to the next step.
4. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
5. Open or remove the bezel, if one is present. See
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See
your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against
electrostatic discharge.
6. Open the system. See "Opening the System
7. Ensure that the diskette drive interface cable is securely connected to the diskette drive and the system board.
8. Close the system. See "Closing the System
9. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
10. Run the diskette drive tests to see whether the diskette drive works correctly.
11. If the tests complete successfully but the error message reappears, continue to the next step.
12. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
"Removing and Replacing the Optional Front
Covers."
"Memory Module Installation
"Installing Memory
Covers."
"Opening the System Covers."
"Closing the System Covers."
"Opening the System Covers."
step f in step 11 for each memory module installed.
"Getting Help."
"Running the System
Help."
"Using Server Administrator
"Removing and Replacing the Optional Front
Covers."
Covers."
Bezel."
Guidelines" in "Installing System Options."
Modules" in "Installing System Options."
"Memory Module Installation Guidelines" in "Installing System Options."
"Installing Memory
Diagnostics."
Diagnostics" in "Running System Diagnostics."
"Running the System
Bezel."
Modules" in "Installing System
Diagnostics."