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Indicators, Codes, and Messages

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1600SC Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Front-Panel Features

System Messages

Back-Panel Features

System Beep Codes

Power Indicator Codes

Warning Messages

Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

Diagnostics Messages

NIC Indicator Codes

Alert Messages

 

 

Applications, operating systems, and the system itself are capable of identifying problems and alerting you to them. When a problem occurs, a message may appear on the monitor or a beep code may sound.

A variety of messages can indicate when the system is not operating properly:

System messages

System beep codes

Warning messages

Diagnostics messages

Alert messages

The system indicators and front- and back-panel features are illustrated in this section. This section also describes each type of message and lists the possible causes and actions you can take to resolve any problems indicated by a message.

Front-Panel Features

Figure 2-1, Figure 2-2, and Figure 2-3 show the system's front-panel features. Table 2-1 describes the front-panel controls and indicators.

Figure 2-1. System With Non-Hot-Plug Hard Drives

Figure 2-2. System With Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives

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