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: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

Start-Up Routine

Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the indications described in Table 1-1.

Table 4-1. Start-Up Routine Indications

Look/listen for:

Action

 

 

A status or error message displayed

See "LCD Status Messages" on page 20.

on the front-panel LCD.

 

An error message displayed on the

See "System Messages" on page 32.

monitor.

 

Alert messages from the systems

See the systems management software

management software.

documentation.

The monitor's power indicator.

See "Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem" on

 

page 131.

The keyboard indicators.

See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on page 132.

The USB CD drive activity

See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on

indicator.

page 134.

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