Table 4. Visible hardware failure (continued)

Symptom

 

What you should do

 

 

The system LED does not light up when you

1. Verify that you plugged the power cable

press the white power button to power on

into a working electrical outlet.

the NetVista thin client.

2. Verify that the power cable LED

 

 

indicates a solid green color.

 

3. Reset power to the NetVista thin client

 

by pressing the white power button.

 

4. If the system LED does not work, any of

 

the following devices may be defective:

 

v

Power cable

 

 

Verify that the power cable LED

 

 

indicates a solid green color.

 

v

Power cable

 

Substitute a properly working device for

 

a defective device. Repeat the previous

 

steps. See “Appendix A. Replacing

 

hardware parts” on page 41 for more

 

information.

 

5. If the system LED still does not work,

 

you may need to replace the NetVista

 

thin client logic unit. See “Appendix A.

 

Replacing hardware parts” on page 41 for

 

more information on replacing a

 

defective mouse.

 

 

 

Monitor

 

 

 

v The monitor displays a blank screen.

If the problem persists after you have

v The monitor displays unreadable screens.

verified the monitor cable connections, or

after you have substituted a properly

 

 

working monitor, refer to the documentation

 

for your monitor for troubleshooting

 

information.

 

 

 

Keyboard

 

 

 

v The arrow keys do not respond when you

1. Verify that you connected the keyboard

press them.

cable properly to the NetVista thin client.

v Characters do not display on the monitor

2. If the problem persists, the keyboard

when you type.

may be defective.

 

v Substitute a properly working

 

 

keyboard, and repeat the previous

 

 

steps.

 

v See “Appendix A. Replacing hardware

 

 

parts” on page 41 for more information

 

 

on replacing a defective keyboard.

 

3. If the keyboard still does not work, you

 

may need to replace the NetVista thin

 

client logic unit. See “Appendix A.

 

Replacing hardware parts” on page 41 for

 

more information on replacing a

 

defective logic unit.

 

 

 

Mouse

 

 

 

 

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