Troubleshooting Your System
Safety First—For You and Your System
To perform certain procedures in this document, you must remove the system cover and work inside the system. While working inside the system, do not attempt to service the system except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in your system documentation.
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
Start-Up Routine
Look and listen during the system's
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Look/listen for: | Action |
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A status or error message displayed on the monitor. | |
A series of beeps emitted by the system. | |
Diagnostic indicator lights indicate a problem. | |
Alert messages from the systems management | See the systems management software documentation. |
software. |
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The monitor's power indicator. | |
The keyboard indicators. | |
The USB device activity indicator. | |
The diskette drive activity indicator. | |
The optical drive activity indicator. | |
The | |
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound | |
when you access a drive. |
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