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What to Do If . . .

If you detect trouble with the server, follow the guidelines below to solve the problem.

Problem

Try this

Server doesn’t start up

Start up from the system disc that came with your server.

 

1. With the power off, hold in the system identifier button while

 

you press the on/standby button.

 

2. Continue holding in the system identifier button until the top

 

row of blue lights blinks sequentially and the rightmost light in

 

the bottom row turns on.

 

3. Release the system identifier button.

 

4. Wait a few moments in case there is already a disc in the

 

optical drive. (That disc will be ejected.)

 

5. Put the system disc in the optical drive slot.

 

If your system does not have an optical drive, see Chapter 5,

 

“Updating or Installing Software on Xserve G5 Systems,” on

 

page 65 for alternate methods of starting up or reinstalling

 

software.

 

 

Server doesn’t recognize a

When the lock on the Xserve G5 system’s front panel is locked

peripheral device

and the enclosure lock preference in System Preferences is on,

 

the software ignores storage devices, keyboard and mouse, and

 

other peripherals connected to the USB and FireWire ports on the

 

server. (See “Controlling Access to a Connected Keyboard and

 

Mouse” on page 59 for information about the enclosure lock

 

preference.) The light next to the lock is on when the lock is

 

engaged.

 

 

A drive module is not

Occasionally a drive module will not be recognized if the system

recognized when the system is

is locked and the drive module’s handle has been opened before

locked

the system powered up. If this occurs, unlock the system, remove

 

the drive module and replace it, and then close the drive

 

module’s handle. If the drive module still is not recognized, restart

 

the server.

 

 

A drive module light is yellow

If the upper LED for a drive module is yellow or red, there is a

or red

problem with the drive. If possible, replace the drive. Check the

 

Server Monitor application for more information about the drive’s

 

status.

 

 

There is no image on the

If you connect a monitor to an Xserve system that is already

monitor connected to the

operating, the image on the monitor may be garbled or missing.

Xserve system

If this occurs, restart the server.

 

Alternatively, you may be able to adjust the monitor’s image

 

using a remote computer. Open System Preferences for the

 

server, open the Displays pane, and click Display Detect.

 

 

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Apple G5 specifications What to Do If, Problem Try this

G5 specifications

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