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Troubleshooting Your System
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1855 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Safety First—For You and Your System
Start-Up Routine
Checking the Equipment
Troubleshooting External Connections
Responding to a Systems Management Alert Message
Troubleshooting a Wet System
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
Troubleshooting System Components
Troubleshooting Server Module Components
Safety First—For You and Your System
To perform certain procedures in this document, you must remove the system cover and work inside the system. While working inside the system, do not
attempt to service the system except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in your system documentation.
Start-Up Routine
Look and listen during the system's start-up routine for the indications described in Table 5 -1 .
Table 5-1. Start-Up Routine Indications
Checking the Equipment
This section provides troubleshooting procedures for external devices attached to the system, such as the monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Before you perform
any of the procedures, see "
Troubleshooting External Connections ."
Troubleshooting External Connections
Loose or improperly connected cables are the most likely source of problems for the system, monitor, and other peripherals (such as a printer, keyboard,
mouse, or other external device). Ensure that all external cables are securely attached to the external connectors on your system. See
Figure 2 -3 for the front-
panel connectors on your system and Figure 2 -5 for the back-panel connectors.
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
Problem
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as
authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not
authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
Look/listen for: Action
An error message displayed on the monitor See " Server Module Messages " in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
A series of beeps emitted by the system See " Server Module Beep Codes " in "Indicators, Codes, and Messages."
Alert messages from the systems management software See the systems management software documentation.
The monitor's power indicator See " Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem ."
The keyboard indicators See " Troubleshooting the Keyboard ."
The USB diskette drive activity indicator See " Troubleshooting USB Devices ."
The USB optical drive activity indicator See " Troubleshooting USB Devices ."
The hard-drive activity indicator See " Troubleshooting Hard Drives ."
An unfamiliar constant scraping or grinding sound when you access a drive See " Getting Help ."