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If the system becomes unstable before or during OS installation, check the following:
1. Source of installation: Make sure that the devices used for installation are working properly,
including boot devices such as CD.
2. Cable connection: Check to make sure that all cables are connected and working properly.
3. Using the minimum configuration for troubleshooting: Remove all unnecessary components
(starting with add-on cards first), and use the minimum configuration (but with a CPU and a
memory module installed) to identify the trouble areas. Refer to the steps listed in Section
A above for proper troubleshooting procedures.
4. Identifying bad components by isolating them: If necessary, remove a component in question
from the chassis, and test it in isolation to make sure that it works properly. Replace a bad
component with a good one.
5. Check and change one component at a time instead of changing several items at the same
time. This will help isolate and identify the problem.
6. To find out if a component is good, swap this component with a new one to see if the system
will work properly. If so, then the old component is bad. You can also install the component
in question in another system. If the new system works, the component is good and the
old system has problems.
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