Start-Up Routine; System Orientation - Dell PowerEdge 1600SC Systems Istallation And Troubleshooting Manual

3. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet or PDU and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
4. Is the monitor working properly?
See "Troubleshooting the Video
5. Is the keyboard working properly?
See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard."
6. Is the mouse working properly?
See "Troubleshooting the Mouse."
7. Are the other attached peripherals working properly?
See "Troubleshooting the Basic I/O

Start-Up Routine

Looking at and listening to the system is important in determining the source of a problem. Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the
indications described in Table 5-1.
Table 5-1. Start-Up Routine Indications
Look/listen for:
An error message displayed on the monitor.
A series of beeps emitted by the system.
Alert messages from the systems management software.
The monitor's power indicator.
The keyboard indicators.
The diskette-drive activity indicator.
The CD drive activity indicator.
The hard-drive activity indicators.
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a drive. See
The system will not boot.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see

System Orientation

The illustrations in this document are based on the positioning of the system as shown in Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1. System Orientation
Subsystem."
Functions."
Action
See "System Messages" in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
See "System Beep Codes" in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
See the systems management software documentation.
See "Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem."
See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard."
See "Troubleshooting the Diskette
See "Troubleshooting a CD Drive."
See "Troubleshooting Hard Drives."
"Getting Help" for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
See "Resetting Corrupted BIOS Configuration."
"Abbreviations and Acronyms."
Drive."