Dell 2500 Start-Up Routine , System Orientation , Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel

4. Is the monitor working properly?
See "Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem."
5. Is the keyboard working properly?
See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard."
6. Are the mouse and printer working properly?
See "Troubleshooting the Basic I/O Functions."
Start-Up Routine
Looking at and listening to the system is important in determining the source of a problem. Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the indication
described in Table5-1.
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Table 5-1. Start-UpRoutineIndications
System Orientation
Figure5-1 shows the rack-mounted and tower version of your system. The illustrations in this document are based on the tower version. Most of the illustrations will
depict the system laying on its side.
Figure 5-1. System Orientation
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Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel
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Look/Listen for:
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Action
Anerrormessage
See "Indicators, Messages, and Codes."
Alert messages from the Dell OpenManage Server Agent software
See "Alert Log Messages From the Dell OpenManage Server Agent" in "Indicators, Messages,
and Codes."
The monitor's power indicator
See "Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem."
The keyboard indicators
See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard."
The diskette-drive access indicator
See "Troubleshooting the Diskette Drive."
The hard-disk drive activity indicators
See "Troubleshooting Hard-Disk Drives."
A series of beeps
See, "Indicators, Messages, and Codes."
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you
access a drive
See "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining technical assistance from Dell.