Troubleshooting

Keyboard,

Mouse,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

Pointing-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device Problems

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

or

some

keys

on the1. Make

sure

that the keyboard cable

is properly

connected to t

keyboard do

not

work.

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Make

sure

that the system and the

monitor are

turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Try

using

another keyboard.

 

 

 

If the items above are correct, have the system serviced.

The

mouse

or

pointing

1. Verify

that

the

mouse or pointing-device cable is securely co

device

does

not

work.

and the

device drivers

are installed

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Try

using

another

mouse

or

pointing device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the

problem

still

exists,

have

the

server and

the device ser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory

Problems

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

amount

of

memory Verify

that:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed

is

less

than

the

memory

modules

are

seated

properly.

 

 

amount

of

memory

 

1. The

 

 

 

2. You

have

installed

the

correct

type

of memory

(see “Working wi

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory

Modules”

on

page 54).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.If you changed the memory, you updated the memory configurat with the Configuration/Setup Utility program program. For information about using the Configuration/Setup utility programs, see “Using th Configuration/Setup Utility” on page 22.

4.All banks of memory on the DIMMs are enabled (see “Advanced Setup” on page 28). The Netfinity 5000 server might have

automatically disabled

a DIMM bank

when it detected a problem o

DIMM bank could have

been manually

disabled.

If the above items are correct, run the memory test from the D Utility menu. The system might have detected a bad memory module automatically reallocated memory to enable you to continue to operat the memory tests fail, have the system serviced or replace the DIMM.

Option

Problems

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An IBM

option

that

usedVerify

that all

of

the

option

hardware

and

cable

connections

are

to

work

does

not

work If

the

option

comes

with

its

own

test

instructions,

 

use

those

inst

now.

 

 

 

test

the option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If

the

failing

option

is

a SCSI

option,

verify

that:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The

cables

for

all

external

SCSI options

are

connected

correctly

2.The last option in each SCSI chain, or the end of the SCSI ca terminated correctly.

3. Any

external SCSI

option

is

turned

on. You must turn on an extern

SCSI

option before

turning

on

the

system.

If the problem still exists, have the server and option serviced.

An IBM option that wasVerify

that:

 

 

 

 

 

 

just installed does not

1. The

option

is

designed

for

the

system.

work.

2.

You

followed the

installation

instructions that come with the opt

 

 

3.

The

option

is

installed

correctly.

 

4.

You

have not loosened any other installed options or cables.

 

5. You

updated the configuration information in the Configuration/Setup

 

Utility program

program. Whenever

memory or an option is changed,

 

you must update the configuration. For information about using the

 

Configuration/Setup utility programs, see “Using the

 

Configuration/Setup

Utility” on

page 22.

If the problem still exists, have the server and option serviced.

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