Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

Solving Hardware Installation Problems (Continued)

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

Power LED flashes Red ten

Bad option card.

1.

Check each option card by

times, once every second,

 

 

removing the cards one at time

followed by a two second

 

 

(if multiple cards), then power

pause, and the computer

 

 

on the system to see if fault goes

beeps ten times.

 

 

away.

 

 

2.

Once bad card is identified,

 

 

 

remove and replace bad option

 

 

 

card.

 

 

3.

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

 

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