Dell NM176 owner manual Safety First-For You and Your System, Start-Up Routine

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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 start-up routine for the indications described in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. Start-Up Routine Indications

Look/listen for:	Action
An error message displayed on the	See "System Messages" on page 19.
monitor.
System status and diagnostic	See "Front-Panel Features and Indicators" on
indicators	page 13 and "Diagnostics Indicator Codes" on
	page 29.
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 99.
The keyboard indicators.	See "Troubleshooting the Keyboard" on
	page 100.

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