Powering On Your System

Power on your system as follows.

1.Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse (optional) have been connected, and the power cords are connected.

2.Power on the video display and any other external devices.

Note: If the server power cord(s) is connected to a power control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) make sure that the power control unit is powered on.

3.Open the front door (tower-based system only) and press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel. Verify that the system power-on LED is lit. If it is not lit, ensure the ac power cord is connected to a functional ac power source.

After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests (POST). POST automatically checks the system board, CPU(s), memory, keyboard, mouse, and most installed peripheral devices. POST also displays the start messages of the BIOS setup utility during execution.

The POST check results should be checked in the following cases:

!When the server is being used for the first time.

!When the server appears to fail.

!When the server beeps many times between power-on and OS start-up.

!When an error message appears on the display unit.

Note: For error messages that appear on the display unit, refer to subsection POST Error Codes and Messages in Chapter 5 of this Guide.

!CAUTION

Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system.

If you have problems powering on your system, refer to Problem Solving in Chapter 5 of this User’s Guide.

After you have successfully powered on your system, insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM into the CD-ROM device, reboot the system and follow the screen prompts to run EXPRESSBUILDER.

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