208 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

An error is displayed during POST operation, or POST stops midway

Probable causes are the motherboard, CPU, memory or keyboard malfunction, or that the BIOS setup is incompatible. Carry out the following procedure to check the cause of the trouble. If Windows NT/2000 can be used, see “Remedy When Windows NT/2000 is Usable” on page 212.

If Windows NT/2000 cannot be used, see “Remedy When Windows NT/2000 is Unusable” on page 213.

See “POST (Power On Self-Test)” on page 34.

1Are the CPU, memory, and keyboard properly connected? See “Installing/removing an optional device” on page 52.

2Start up the BIOS Setup Utility to check the BIOS setup. See “BIOS setup utility” on page 39.

Loading of RAID controller BIOS stops midway

Probable causes are that the RAID controller and hard disk drive are not properly connected, or that the RAID configuration is damaged or not built. Carry out the following procedure to check the cause of the trouble.

If this does not remedy the problem, see “Remedy When Windows NT/2000 is Unusable” on page 213.

1Is the RAID controller properly connected? See “Expansion cards” on page 103.

See the Software Guide of the RAID controller.

2Is the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) properly connected?

See “Hard Disk Drive (HDD) –IDEHDD–” on page 98.

3Execute the RAID controller utility to rebuild RAID.

All data may be lost if RAID is rebuilt. Do not rebuild RAID if rebuilding is judged to be difficult.