136 | Troubleshooting Your System
Troubleshooting a Wet System
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a cert ified service technician. You
should only perform troubleshooting and simpl e repairs as authorized in your
product documentation, or as directed by the o nline or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is n ot authorized by Dell is not
covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safet y instructions that came with
the product.
1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the
system from the electrical outlet.
2 Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 97.
3 Disassemble components from the system. See "Installing System
Components" on page 58.
• Hard drives
• SAS backplane
• Expansion-card
• Power supplies
• Fans
• Processors and heat sinks
• Memory modules
4 Let the system dry thoroughly for at least 24 hours.
5 Reinstall the components you removed in step 3.
6 Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 98.
7 Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system
and attached peripherals.
If the system does not start properly, see "Getting Help" on page 162.
8 If the system starts properly, shut down the system and rei nstall the
expansion card that you removed. See "Installing the Expansion Card"
on page 77.
9 If the system fails to start, see "Getting Help" on page 162.