Checking/operating after power-on | 3Com 5000 instruction

46Chapter 3: Starting and Configuring the Router 5000

Checking/operating after power-on

After the router is powered on, please perform the following inspection.

1Whether the LEDs on the front panel are normal

■In the process of the Power On Self Test (POST), the LEDs light in the following sequence: SLOT1 to 3 are ON first. Then, if SLOT 2 and 3 are ON, it means that the memory test is successful. If SLOT 1 and 2 are ON, it indicates the failure of the memory test.

■For the status of the LEDs during normal operation after power-on, please refer to Chapter 2 System Specifications.

2Whether the console terminal display is normal

The startup interface on the console terminal can be seen after the router is powered on (see “Startup Process” below).

After the startup (in other words, self-test), the user is prompted to press <Enter>. When “<3Com>” is displayed, the user can proceed to configure the router.

Startup Process The Router 5000 use the same version of Boot ROM program.

After the startup of the router, Boot ROM program will be run first and the following system information will be displayed on the terminal screen:

The interfaces displayed on the terminal may vary slightly with different versions of Boot ROM.

Router start booting,(V2.00) Starting at 0x1500000...

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*	3Com Router		5000 Boot ROM, V9.19	*
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Compiled at 12:17:34 , Jul 19 2005.
Testing	memory...OK!
256M	bytes	SDRAM
32768k bytes		flash	memory
Hardware Version is MTR 1.0
CPLD	Version is CPLD		1.0

Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu

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3Com 5000 manual Checking/operating after power-on

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