Chapter 5 Troubleshooting the System Hardware

Symptoms and Solutions

Table 5-5

Intermittent Problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

 

Cause and Action

 

 

 

A problem occurs only

1.

Verify the following items:

occasionally and is difficult to

 

a.

All cables are connected securely to the rear of the device.

detect.

 

 

 

 

b.

When the device is powered on, air is flowing from the rear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of the device at the fan grille. If there is no airflow, the fans

 

 

 

 

 

are not working. This problem causes the device to overheat

 

 

 

 

 

and shut down.

 

 

 

2.

Check the system error log.

 

 

 

3.

See the “Undetermined Problems” section on page 5-6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-6

Memory Problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

 

Cause and Action

 

 

 

The amount of system

1.

Verify the following items:

memory displayed is less than

 

a.

No error LEDs are lit on the front panel.

the amount of physical

 

 

b.

The memory modules are seated properly.

memory installed.

 

 

 

 

 

c.

All banks of memory on the DIMMs are enabled. The device

 

 

 

 

 

might have automatically disabled a DIMM bank when it

 

 

 

 

 

detected a problem.

 

 

 

2.

Check the POST error log:

 

 

 

 

a.

If a DIMM was disabled by a system management interrupt

 

 

 

 

 

(SMI), the DIMM must be replaced.

 

 

 

 

b.

If the DIMM was disabled by the user or by POST, follow

 

 

 

 

 

these steps:

 

 

 

 

Start the configuration/setup utility program.

 

 

 

 

Enable the DIMM.

 

 

 

 

Save the configuration and restart the device.

 

 

 

3.

Check the DIMM.

 

 

 

4.

Check the system board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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