Hard drive(s) are not recognized, Bootable cd-rom is not detected – Acer Altos R710 User Manual

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6 Troubleshooting

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Hard Drive(s) are not recognized

Check the following:

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Make sure the drive is not disabled in BIOS Setup.

•

Make sure the drive is connected correctly and that is plugged into the
power supply.

•

Make sure the drive is compatible.

•

Make sure you have not exceeded the power budget for the server.

•

If using SCSI drives, verify that each SCSI ID number is unique on the SCSI
bus. See your drive documentation for details on setting the SCSI ID for
your drives.

•

If using ATA drives, verify that the master/slave settings are set correctly.
See your drive documentation for details on setting the master/slave
settings.

•

If using a RAID configuration with SCSI or SATA drives, make sure the RAID
card is installed correctly.

Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected

Check the following:

•

Make sure the BIOS are configured to allow the CD-ROM to be the first
bootable device.

LED Information

The Acer Altos R710 includes LEDs that can aid in troubleshooting your
system. A table of these LEDs with a description of their use is listed
below.

Name

Function

Location

Color

Notes

ID

Aid in server
identification
from the back
panel

Control panel
and board
rear left cor-
ner

Blue

Press ID LED
button or user
Server Man-
agement soft-
ware to turn
on the LED.

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