Troubleshooting Your System; Safety First-For You And Your System; External Connections - Dell PowerEdge 1600SC Systems Istallation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Troubleshooting Your System

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1600SC Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Safety First—For You and Your System
External Connections
Checking Specific System Problems
Start-Up Routine
System Orientation
Bezel
System Cover
Baffle
Checking the Equipment
Inside the System
Responding to a Systems Management Alert Message
Troubleshooting a Wet System
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
Troubleshooting the System Battery
If your system is not working as expected, begin troubleshooting by using the procedures in this section. This section guides you through some initial tests
and procedures that can solve basic system problems and provides troubleshooting procedures for components inside the system. Before you start any of the
procedures in this section, perform the following steps:
Read the "Safety Instructions" in your System Information Guide.
Read "Running the System
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Get the key to the system keylock.
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Safety First—For You and Your System
The procedures in this guide require that you remove the cover and work inside the system. While working inside the system, do not attempt to service the
system except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in your system documentation. Always follow the instructions closely. Review all of the procedures in
"Safety Instructions" in your System Information Guide.
Observe the following precautions when working inside your system:
CAUTION: The power supplies in this system produces high voltages and energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm. Only trained service
technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.
CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information Guide before performing any
procedure that requires you to remove the cover.

External Connections

Loose or improperly connected cables are the most likely source of problems for the system, monitor, or other peripherals (such as a printer, keyboard, mouse,
or other external equipment). A quick check of all the cable connections can easily solve many problems. See
connectors.
Checking Specific System Problems
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. If the system is connected to a PDU, turn the PDU off and then on again.
If the PDU is not receiving power, plug it into another electrical outlet. If it still is not receiving power, try another PDU.
Diagnostics" for information about running diagnostics.
Troubleshooting Redundant Power Supplies
Troubleshooting a Nonredundant Power Supply
Troubleshooting System Cooling
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
Troubleshooting System Memory
Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive
Troubleshooting a CD Drive
Troubleshooting a Tape Drive
Troubleshooting Hard Drives
Troubleshooting a RAID Controller Card
Troubleshooting a Microprocessor
Troubleshooting the System Board
Resetting Corrupted BIOS Configuration
Figure 2-4 for the back-panel features and