Rockwell Automation 6180 Industrial Computers - Manual (Page 163)

System Troubleshooting 15–3
Publication 6180-6.0
To help identify and isolate a problem, we recommend that you do the
following when a problem occurs:
1. Turn off the power to the 6180 Computer.
2. Disconnect any peripheral devices such as printer.
3. Connect the keyboard and mouse (if used) to the side panel
connectors. These connectors are connected directly to the processor
board.
4. Check the monitor connections.
5. If the system normally loads from the hard drive, make sure there is
not a disk in the floppy drive.
6. Apply power and observe the LEDs on the front panel (if present).
Make sure the power on indicator is illuminated.
7. Monitor the Power On Self Test (POST). One of 3 events will
occur:
•
The 6180 Computer will complete the bootup process.
•
An error message will occur indicating a non–fatal fault. You
may have to acknowledge the message before the bootup process
is allowed.
•
The boot process will terminate (fatal error).
If a fatal or non–fatal error occurs, note the displayed message and
refer to the error message descriptions at the end of this chapter.
8. If the system boots up, isolate the problem by connecting peripheral
devices one at a time until the problem occurs. If the problem is
with a specific software package, you may want to re–install the
software.
9. If there is a problem not related specifically to a software installation
or peripheral device, refer to the following troubleshooting
checklists.
Troubleshooting
Procedure