Powering On Your System - NEC Express 5800 TM700 User Manual

Powering On Your System

Power on your system as follows.
1. Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse
(optional) have been connected, and the power cords are connected.
2. Power on the video display and any other external devices.
control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
make sure that the power control unit is powered on.
3. Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis to power on the
system. The POWER lamp lights green. If it is not lit, ensure the ac power cord
is connected to a functional ac power source.
After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests (POST).
POST automatically checks the system board, CPU(s), memory, keyboard, mouse, and
most installed peripheral devices. POST also displays the start messages of the BIOS
setup utility during execution.
The POST check results should be checked in the following cases:
When the server is being used for the first time.
When the server appears to fail.
When the server beeps many times between power-on and OS start-up.
When an error message appears on the screen.
refer to subsection POST Error Codes and Messages in Chap-
ter 5 of this Guide.
TM700 User Guide - Setting Up the System
CAUTION:
- If the power cord is connected to a power control
device such as a UPS (Uninterruptive Power Supply),
make sure that the power control device is powered.
- Do not turn off the server until characters following the
Boot-BIOS logo appears on the screen.
Note:
If the server power cord(s) is connected to a power
Note:
For error messages that appear on the display unit,
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