Hardware Diagnostic Testing; Checking The Boot-Up Status; Verifying The Condition Of The Storage Devices - Acer AT110 Series User Manual

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Hardware diagnostic testing

This section provides a detailed approach to identifying a hardware

problem and its cause.

Caution: Before disconnecting any peripheral cables from the

server, turn off the system and any peripheral devices. Failure to

do so can cause permanent damage to the system and/or the

peripheral device.

Turn off the system and all external peripheral devices.

Disconnect all peripheral devices from the system, except for the

keyboard and the display monitor.

Make sure the system power cord is plugged into a properly

grounded AC outlet and in the power supply module cord socket.

Make sure the display monitor and keyboard are correctly

connected to the system.

Turn on the display monitor.

Set the display brightness and contrast controls to at least two

thirds of their maximum range.

Refer the documentation that came with your display monitor.

If the operating system normally loads from the hard drive, make

sure there is no diskette in floppy drive and no disc in the DVD-

ROM drive.

If the power indicator is lit, attempt to boot from a disc.

Turn on the system.

If the power indicator did not light up, see "Power indicator does

not light" on page 70.

As POST determines the system configuration, it tests for the presence

of each mass storage device installed in the system. As each device is

checked, its activity indicator should turn blue briefly. Check the

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