Dell DR715, T605 owner manual Troubleshooting Your System

10Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 68.

11Remove the expansion card shroud. See "Removing the Expansion Card Shroud" on page 72.

12Remove all expansion cards in the system. See "Removing an Expansion Card" on page 107.

NOTE: If your operating system is running off a disk controller card (such as a SAS controller card), do not remove it.

13Install the expansion card shroud. See "Installing the Expansion Card Shroud" on page 75.

14Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 70.

15Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.

16Run the appropriate online diagnostic test.

If the tests fail, see "Getting Help" on page 205.

17For each expansion card you removed in step 12, perform the following steps:

a Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and peripherals.

b Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 68.

c Remove the expansion card shroud. See "Removing the Expansion Card Shroud" on page 72.

d Reinstall one of the expansion cards.

e Install the expansion card shroud. See "Installing the Expansion Card Shroud" on page 75.

f Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 70.

g Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.

hRun the appropriate online diagnostic test.

If the tests fail, repeat step 17 for each expansion card until you are able to single out the faulty expansion card.

If the tests fail for all expansion cards, see "Getting Help" on page 205.

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